Winston is a village in southwestern Daviess County,

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, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census.

History

Winston was originally called Crofton's Depot, and under the latter name was laid out in 1871 when the railroad was extended to that point. Other early variant names were "Winstonville" and "Emporia". The present name is after F. K. Winston, a railroad official. A post office called Winstonville was established in 1872, the name was changed to Emporia in 1879, and changed once more to Winston in 1885.

Geography

Winston is located in southwest Daviess County on

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. Gallatin is approximately ten miles to the east along Route 69 and Cameron is ten miles to the southwest in the northeastern corner of

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Winston has a

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with very cold, snowy winters, and warm-to-hot, wet and

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summers in which much of the seasonal precipitation falls as

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s. The hottest recorded temperature is 106 °F on August 19, 2003, while the record low temperature is −23 °F on December 23, 1989. Temperatures drop below freezing (32 °F) on an average of 100 days a year. Sub-zero Fahrenheit temperatures occur on average 7 days per year. Temperatures reach 90 °F or higher on an average of 24 days a year, and temperatures over 100 °F four days a year.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 259 people, 95 households, and 69 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 111 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.3%

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, 1.2%

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, 0.4% Native American, 0.8% from

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, and 0.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 95 households, of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were

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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 11.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.4% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age in the village was 35.5 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 247 people, 97 households, and 67 families living in the village. The

was 798.8 people per square mile (307.6/km). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 359.0 per square mile (138.2/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.98%

and 2.02% Native American.

of any race were 1.62% of the population. There were 97 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were

living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,125, and the median income for a family was $32,917. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $19,375 for females. The

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for the village was $13,283. About 7.7% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those 65 or over.

References

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