Zanesville, Indiana
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Zanesville is a town in
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counties in the
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, southwest of
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. The population was 600 at the 2010 census, down from 580 at the 2020 Census.


History

Zanesville was likely named after
Zanesville Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the United States Census 2020, 2020 census, down ...
,
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. A post office was established at Zanesville in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1964. However, the
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web site does note that a post office branch is currently in operation at 10917 Washington Street in Zanesville, with an assigned ZIP Code of 46799.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, Zanesville has a total area of , of which (or 98.8%) is land and (or 1.2%) is water.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 600 people, 229 households, and 175 families living in the town. The
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was . There were 239 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.5%
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, 0.2%
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, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% from
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, and 1.0% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 229 households, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were
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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.6% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age in the town was 38.3 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.1% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 602 people, 212 households, and 172 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 232 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.17%
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, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% from
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, and 0.50% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 212 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.3% were
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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.13. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,727, and the median income for a family was $58,375. Males had a median income of $40,893 versus $22,500 for females. The
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for the town was $20,606. About 4.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the
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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.


Politics

These results do not represent all of Zanesville, only the Zanesville precinct of Allen County, which contains all of Zanesville north of the county-line, however most of Zanesville residents live in Wells County.


References

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