McCordsville is a town in Vernon Township, Hancock County,

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, United States. The town is a fast-growing suburb of

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with an estimated population of 8,592 in 2020.

History

McCordsville was laid out and

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ted in 1865. It was named for one or more members of the McCord family. McCordsville was incorporated in 1988.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, McCordsville has a total area of , of which (or 99.79%) is land and (or 0.21%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,797 people, 1,653 households, and 1,322 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 83.2%

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, 10.3%

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, 0.3% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population. There were 1,653 households, of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were

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living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.26. The median age in the town was 32.7 years. 32.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 34.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

in 2000, there were 1,134 people, 381 households, and 324 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 409 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.00%

, 0.62%

, 0.18% Native American, 0.62% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 381 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were

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living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.25. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $68,750, and the median income for a family was $77,000. Males had a median income of $52,450 versus $34,583 for females. The

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for the town was $30,250. None of the population or families were below the

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Education

The Geist Montessori Academy, a public charter school, is located in McCordsville.Geist Montessori Academy
Retrieved February 20, 2011 The Indiana public school system that serves the town is the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation.

References

External links

Town of McCordsville, Indiana website
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