Poseyville is a town in Robb Township,

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, in the

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. The population was 1,045 at the 2010 census.

History

The town of Poseyville was originally called Palestine when the town was first surveyed and laid out by James Smith on February 28, 1840. The town was set up along the New Harmony-Princeton coach line. The new town was recorded at the Posey County Recorder's Office on November 20, 1840. Palestine was renamed Poseyville when the town got its first post office on February 10, 1843, due to another town named Palestine, Indiana, which already had a post office. The name was officially approved and changed by the Indiana State Legislature on December 26, 1844, but did not get recorded locally. The history books of Posey County state the town name was changed in 1852. This was the year that the town was first referred to as Poseyville in the county records. This was due to the addition of two new plats: Cale's Enlargement and Fletchall's Enlargement. This tripled the size of the town. The Bozeman-Waters National Bank was listed on the

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in 1987.

Geography

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

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Poseyville has a

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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Education

The town and northern half of Posey County is served by the MSD of North Posey County, which currently operates four schools: *

North Posey High School North Posey Senior High School is a public high school located in Posey County, Indiana, with a Poseyville postal address. North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes Bethel, Robb, Smith, Harmony, Center ...

(9-12) *North Posey Junior High School (7-8) *North Elementary School (K-6) in Poseyville *South Terrace Elementary School (K-6) The town has a lending library, the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,045 people, 454 households, and 296 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 494 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.9%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 454 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were

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living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.8% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the town was 44.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.7% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% 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

of 2000, there were 1,187 people, 458 households, and 315 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 490 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.07%

, 0.08%

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, 0.34% Native American, and 0.51% from two or more races. There were 458 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were

living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.16. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,604, and the median income for a family was $48,417. Males had a median income of $34,444 versus $22,292 for females. The

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for the town was $18,815. About 2.8% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Highways

Interstate 64 Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its western terminus is at Interstate 70, I-70, U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and U.S. Route 61, US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern ter ...

Indiana State Road 68 State Road 68 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a route in Gibson, Posey, Spencer and Warrick counties. Route description State Road 68 begins in New Harmony at State Road 69 and runs east, passing through the towns of Poseyville, Cynthi ...

Indiana State Road 165 State Road 165 is a route in Gibson and Posey counties in the U.S. State of Indiana. Route description State Road 165 starts at State Road 66 near Wadesville then goes north through Poseyville where it intersects Interstate 64 at Exit 12. ...

Notable people

Charles W. Cushman Charles Weever Cushman (July 30, 1896 – June 8, 1972) was an American photographer, active during the early and mid-20th century. He left around 14,500 images from his collection to Indiana University. Early life Cushman was born in Poseyvill ...

, photographer

References

{{authority control Towns in Posey County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Evansville metropolitan area Communities of Southwestern Indiana Populated places established in the 19th century