Mooresville, Indiana
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| Mooresville, Indiana | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Morgan |
| Township | Brown |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.6 sq mi (14.4 km²) |
| - Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 9,273 |
| - Density | 1,675.0/sq mi (646.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46158 |
| Area code(s) | 317 |
| FIPS code | 18-50976[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0439412[2] |
Mooresville is a town in Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 9,273.
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[edit] Geography
Mooresville is located at (39.608158, -86.369075)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.4 km²), of which, 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.36%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 9,273 people, 3,535 households, and 2,594 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,675.0 people per square mile (646.3/km²). There were 3,688 housing units at an average density of 666.2/sq mi (257.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.09% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 3,535 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,292, and the median income for a family was $52,543. Males had a median income of $37,763 versus $26,520 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,504. About 4.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The town of Mooresville has five public elementary schools, which include: Northwood Elementary, Newby Memorial Elementary, Neil A. Armstrong Elementary, North Madison Elementary, and Waverly Elementary. Mooresville's elementary schools house grades K-6. Its middle school, Paul Hadley Middle School, named after the designer of the Indiana State Flag, houses grades 7 and 8. Mooresville High Schoolhouses grades 9-12. Each educational institution is part of the Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation.
[edit] The History of Mooresville's Education
The Mooresville school system began with the Friends Academy, which was built in 1861. The Academy Building, one of the first high schools in the state of Indiana, was a boarding school with students renting rooms from area residents. The school building sits on the Newby Memorial campus, has been restored, and is listed on the National Historic Register. The building now serves as a local history museum as well as the offices of the Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. Also on the Newby campus is the "old Newby gym" or the "Newby Dome." The gym was built in the early 1900s with help from Mooresville residents who each contributed $100 to help build the facility.
[edit] Trivia
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- Mooresville was founded in 1824 by Samuel Moore, a Quaker from North Carolina.
- Mooresville is the birth place of the artist Paul Hadley, who was the designer of the Indiana State Flag.
- Gravity Hill is a locally famous land mark located near the intersection of State Road 42 and Keller Hill Road. Because of an optical illusion, cars parked at the bottom of the road appear quite convincingly to roll uphill. This has been featured in many regional television and newspaper reports.
- John Dillinger spent most of his childhood in Mooresville and sometimes absconded to the small town while hiding from authorities.
- Sammy L. Davis, Medal of Honor recipient, and attended Mooresville High School. Sammy Davis provided the body for Tom Hanks receiving his Medal of Honor in Forrest Gump.
- Mooresville recently provided the background for a video short, "Big Dancing, Small Town" ([1]), produced by and starring two Mooresville High School seniors. The video's popularity with visitors to the website YouTube culminated in its presentation as a feature video on the ABC television show Good Morning America, on January 24, 2007.
- Arnold Zifel, the pig from Green Acres was from Jim Clem's Farm in Mooresville, Indiana. The pig was a pedigree Chester White, trained by Frank Inn.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Mooresville, Indiana is at coordinates Coordinates:
- http://www.eureka4you.com/magnetichillworldwide/Mooresville-IN.htm -- More information about Gravity Hill, town history.
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