Huntertown, Indiana
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History
Huntertown was originally referred to as "The Opening" due to it being a natural forest clearing. Huntertown was first settled circa 1837 and was founded by William T. Hunter.[3] The village was located along the Lima Plank Road connecting Lima (now Howe) and Fort Wayne. The Perry Centre Seminary was founded in Huntertown in 1856, only to close five years later when the entire faculty and adult students enlisted in the Union Army. The town was platted in 1869, but not incorporated until 1966.[4]
Some of the nation's oldest reliable weather observations are from a nineteenth-century Huntertown farm. Rapin Andrews began keeping meteorological records on July 17, 1839, and continued until his death ten years later. His family continued the observations until April 30, 1874. The diary of weather records was presented to the U.S. Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) in 1934. The record highest temperature was Script error: No such module "convert". in July 1846 and the record lowest temperature was Script error: No such module "convert". on January 29, 1873.[5]
Recent developments
Since much of Huntertown's growth has come from people moving from urbanized areas like Fort Wayne to new suburban subdivisions, the expectations for services have increased. For example, the town council expanded from three to five members to lessen the workload. The council nowScript error: No such module "Unsubst". is working on creating a new water plant, a parks board, and a new Script error: No such module "convert". park.
The town's weekly newspaper, Northwest News, began operations in the summer of 1997 in the former Huntertown State Bank, site of a 1930s robbery by the John Dillinger gang.[6]
Geography
Huntertown is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (41.227798, -85.169371)[7] at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". and sits along State Road 3/Lima Road just north of Fort Wayne. Carroll Road is the southern boundary line between Huntertown and Fort Wayne.
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1970 | 775 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,265 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 1,330 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 1,771 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 4,810 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 9,141 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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As of 2000 the median income for a household in the town in 2000 was $52,250, and the median income for a family was $59,219. Males had a median income of $41,150 versus $28,152 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,232. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 4,810 people, 1,726 households, and 1,299 families residing in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,823 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 93.6% White, 1.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population.
There were 1,726 households, of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.21.
The median age in the town was 31.5 years. 31.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.4% were from 25 to 44; 21.3% were from 45 to 64; and 6.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
2020 census
As of April 1, 2020, the census reported a population of 9,141.[11]
Footnotes
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- ↑ Allen County - Fort Wayne Historical Society
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External links
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