New Washington is a

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(CDP) in Clark County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 566. New Washington, Indiana

Geography

New Washington is located in northeastern Clark County at (38.562575, -85.541524).

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runs through the center of the community, leading north then east to

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and southwest to Jeffersonville across the

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from

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 547 people, 228 households, and 163 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 253 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.63%

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and 0.37%

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. There were 229 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,368, and the median income for a family was $42,292. Males had a median income of $31,359 versus $14,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,343. About 2.3% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the

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, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

History

New Washington was established in 1815. A post office was established at New Washington in 1819. New Washington was the closest community to the now-defunct Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant.

Education

New Washington has a public library, elementary school, middle/high school, and a branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library.

References

External links

New Washington community website
{{authority control Census-designated places in Clark County, Indiana Census-designated places in Indiana Populated places established in 1815 1815 establishments in Indiana Territory