Georgetown is a town in Floyd County,

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. The population was 3,805 at the 2020 census.

History

Georgetown was

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ted in 1833 by George W. Waltz (1767-1850), and named for him. The Georgetown post office was established in 1837. The Georgetown Historic District was listed on the

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in 2013. The Yenowine-Nichols-Collins House was listed in 1975 and delisted in 2008. Georgetownhorse

Geography

Georgetown is located at (38.300068, -85.970704). According to the 2010 census, Georgetown has a total area of , of which (or 99.03%) is land and (or 0.97%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,876 people, 1,088 households, and 814 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.3%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% from

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, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 1,088 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the town was 35.4 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,227 people, 794 households, and 655 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 830 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.61%

, 0.22%

, 0.13% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.04%

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, 0.13% from

, and 0.63% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population. There were 794 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $48,795, and the median income for a family was $51,667. Males had a median income of $36,204 versus $25,987 for females. The

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for the town was $18,645. About 2.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation serves Georgetown. Georgetown is within the attendance boundaries of Georgetown Elementary School, Highland Hills Middle School, and Floyd Central High School. Georgetown Elementary School is in the Georgetown town limits. Highland Hills Middle School is located in an

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near Georgetown.Home page
Highland Hills Middle School. Retrieved on April 9, 2015. "3492 Edwardsville-Galena Road Georgetown, IN 47122 "

Notable people

R. Carlyle Buley Roscoe Carlyle Buley (July 8, 1893, in Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana – April 25, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American historian and educator. Personal life and educational background The son of David M. Buley – a Hoosier scho ...

, who was awarded the

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in 1951, was born in Georgetown on July 8, 1893 * David Camm - charged with murder of his wife and children, exonerated 13 years later and now a high-profile campaigner for victims of miscarriages of justice - was born in Georgetown on March 23, 1964. *

Sherman Minton Sherman "Shay" Minton (October 20, 1890 – April 9, 1965) was an American politician and jurist who served as a U.S. senator from Indiana and later became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; he was a member of the ...

, United States Senator and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was born in Georgetown on October 20, 1890.

References

External links

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Georgetown, Indiana, town website
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