Sandborn is a town in Vigo Township, Knox County,

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History

Sandborn was laid out in 1868. It was named for a railroad official. The Sandborn post office was established in 1869.

Geography

Sandborn is located at (38.896191, -87.185150). The town lies in northeastern Knox County, just south of the Knox- Greene county line.

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traverses Sandborn, connecting the town with Linton and the Greene-Sullivan State Forest to the north. State Road 67 passes through the northwestern limits of Sandborn, connecting the town with the

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area to the southwest. According to the 2010 census, Sandborn has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 415 people, 174 households, and 114 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 202 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.6%

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, 0.2%

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, 1.0% Native American, and 0.2% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 174 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.5% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the town was 42.1 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 451 people, 193 households, and 132 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 214 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.34%

, 0.44%

, 1.11% Native American, and 1.11% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population. Sandborn-Lions-Club-block-in

There were 193 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were

living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.88. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,000, and the median income for a family was $47,031. Males had a median income of $38,594 versus $25,417 for females. The

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for the town was $17,878. About 7.9% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the

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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Sandborn has a public library, a branch of the Bicknell-Vigo Township Public Library.

Notable people

John R. Gregg John Richard Gregg (born September 6, 1954) is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. He served in the Indiana Hou ...

- 2012 and 2016 Democratic nominee for Governor of Indiana; former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives *

Grover Lowdermilk Grover Cleveland "Slim" Lowdermilk (January 15, 1885 – March 31, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox between ...

- Major League baseball pitcher (1909-1920) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers. *

Lou Lowdermilk Louis Bailey Lowdermilk (February 23, 1887 – December 27, 1975), was an American politician and a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the St. Louis Cardinals. Lowdermilk had a 4–5 record with a 3.38 ERA, in 20 career games, ...

- Major League baseball pitcher (1911-1912) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Knox County, Indiana