Milan ( ) is a town in Franklin and Washington townships, Ripley County, in the

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. The population was 1,899 at the 2010 census. Milan High School won the Indiana state

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championship against Muncie Central High School in 1954, the victory being significant as Milan was one of the smallest towns to win a state championship in the United States at that time. The 1986 film '' Hoosiers'' is based on the story of the 1954 Milan Team. While it is often claimed that Milan is the subject of a volume of poetry, titled ''Pop. 359,'' written in 1941 by Carl Wilson under the pseudonym of Tramp Starr, that book is actually about the nearby town of Moores Hill.

History

Milan was laid out in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town, like its predecessor Old Milan, was named after

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in Italy. Milan Masonic Lodge No. 31 was listed on the

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in 2013.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Milan has a total area of , of which (or 98.48%) is land and (or 1.52%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010

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, there were 1,899 people, 706 households and 476 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 795 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 97.7%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races and 1.4% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 706 households, of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were

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living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 36.7 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.7% were from 25 to 44, 21.5% were from 45 to 64 and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the town was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 1,816 people, 693 households and 460 families living in the town. The

was . There were 768 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 98.51%

, 0.22%

, 0.28% Native American, 0.33% Asian and 0.66% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population. There were 693 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% 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 3.13. 27.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64 and 17.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The

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was $36,066 and the median family income was $41,435. Males had a median income of $31,512 and females $22,244. The

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was $16,191. About 7.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Milan Community Schools school district, which has three schools - Milan Elementary, Milan Middle and Milan High School. The corporation was a 2006 Indiana Department of Education Exemplary Progress School Corporation. Milan has a

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, a branch of the Osgood Public Library.

Notable people

* Jamie Johnson - member of the Grascals * William Jordan - actor and member of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team. * Bobby Plump - member of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team; author; restaurateur. * Gene White - member of the 1954 Milan High School Indiana State Championship basketball team.

References

External links

*
Milan '54 Museum, Inc.

Milan High School
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