Edinburgh () is a town in Johnson, Bartholomew, and Shelby counties in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 4,435 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. Edinburgh was named in honor of

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and for many years was pronounced the same way. Edinburgh is the home of Camp Atterbury, a

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training facility. The Big Blue River and Sugar Creek join to form the Driftwood River west of Edinburgh.

History

Edinburgh was laid out in about 1822. A founder of the town being a native of Scotland may have caused the name

to be selected. The Edinburgh post office has been in operation since 1823. Edinburgh was incorporated as a town in 1853. Early in its history it was sometimes referred to as the town of Edinburg. Edinburgh Commercial Historic District, South Walnut Street Historic District, and Toner Historic District are listed on the

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June 3, 2008, Tornado

Severe thunderstorms formed rapidly across Central Indiana on the evening of June 3, 2008. These storms began to rotate and produced multiple tornadoes. One of these tornadoes traveled across northern sections of Brown County and southern sections of Johnson County. This tornado did considerable damage to the Camp Atterbury facility. The tornado exited Camp Atterbury and crossed US 31, entering the town of Edinburgh. Several buildings and countless trees and power lines were damaged as the tornado moved roughly parallel with Indiana 252. The tornado lifted near Interstate 65. The National Weather Service rated this damaging event as an EF-2 tornado.

June 7, 2008, Flood

Several bouts of severe thunderstorm activity and heavy rainfall affected the Edinburgh area in early June 2008. The Big Blue River and Sugar Creek overflowed their banks as a result of this activity. However, the worst of the weather was to come. A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Central Indiana on the evening of June 6, 2008. These storms began to move south out of Edinburgh, weakening as daylight was lost. However, strong surface winds began to interact with a leftover outflow boundary from the earlier severe activity. As a result, new thunderstorm activity began to blossom and move to the east. This interaction produced what is known as a training effect, with thunderstorm after thunderstorm moving over the same area. The first rainfall began to fall in Edinburgh at approximately 9:00 PM on the evening of June 6. The torrential rain would last until 12:00 PM on June 7. An unofficial rainfall total of was measured in Edinburgh. Official National Weather Service rainfall totals across Central Indiana during this period ranged from to . This water had no place to go as it struck the already saturated grounds, so runoff was extremely high. The Big Blue River and Sugar Creek began to rise rapidly. Runoff quickly flooded agricultural areas and much of this water made its way into several subdivisions in Edinburgh. Many homes were flooded with several feet of water. US 31, SR 252, and Interstate 65 were all flooded at the height of the flood, essentially cutting Edinburgh off from surrounding areas.

Geography

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

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,480 people, 1,760 households and 1,180 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 1,940 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.2%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 3.0% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population. There were 1,760 households, of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.0% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% 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 3.03. The median age in the town was 38.3 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 4,505 people, 1,789 households, and 1,207 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.18%

, 0.13%

, 0.13% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.22% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. There were 1,789 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,170, and the median income for a family was $40,511. Males had a median income of $27,445 versus $24,625 for females. The

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for the town was $14,486. About 8.3% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the

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, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Residents are zoned to the Edinburgh Community School Corporation. The town has a lending library, the Edinburgh Wright-Hageman Public Library.

Notable people

* J. Gregory Bruce (1897-1985), Judge of the United States Tax Court. * Grant Wright Christian (1911-1989), artist. * Leonard Hackney (1855-1899), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt,
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* Charles Morse Huffer (1894-1981),

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. * Christy Mack (1992–present), pornographic actress. * Pleasant Pruitt (1840-1902),

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References

External links

Town of Edinburgh, Indiana website
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