Amboy, Indiana
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Amboy, Indiana
| settlement_type = Town
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| image_map = File:Miami County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Amboy Highlighted 1801360.svg
| map_caption = Location in Miami County, Indiana
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Indiana
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Miami
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = Jackson
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| established_title = Platted
| established_date = 1867
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 0.87
| area_land_km2 = 0.87
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.34
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.34
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 317
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| population_density_sq_mi = 943.45
| population_density_km2 = 364.23
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EST
| utc_offset_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 817
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| coordinates = {{coord|40|36|06|N|85|55|38|W|region:US-IN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 46911
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 765
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = {{FIPS|18|01360}}
| blank1_name = GNIS ID
| blank1_info = 2397428{{GNIS|2397428}}
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Amboy is a town in Jackson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 317 at the 2020 census, down from 384 in 2010.{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1801360&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P1| title=P1. Race – Amboy town, Indiana: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 18, 2023}}
History
Amboy was platted in 1867, when the Pan Handle Railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present | publisher=Brant & Fuller | year=1887 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ/page/n601 635]}}{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Pub. | author=Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu/page/180 180]}} A post office has been in operation at Amboy since 1868.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Miami | title=Miami County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 22, 2015}}
Geography
Amboy is located in southeastern Miami County. Indiana State Road 19 passes through the town as its Main Street, leading northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to Peru, the county seat, and southeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Converse.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amboy has a total area of {{convert|0.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it recorded as land. Honey Creek passes through the northwest side of the town, flowing north to Pipe Creek, which runs northwest to the Wabash River at Lewisburg.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 208
|1890= 402
|1900= 402
|1910= 521
|1920= 460
|1930= 431
|1940= 450
|1950= 414
|1960= 446
|1970= 473
|1980= 450
|1990= 370
|2000= 360
|2010= 384
|2020= 317
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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=2010 census=
As of the 2010 census,{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = United States Census Bureau | accessdate = December 11, 2012}} there were 384 people, 151 households, and 114 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1097.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 169 housing units at an average density of {{convert|482.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 0.5% African American, 1.0% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 151 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% 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 2.96.
The median age in the town was 40.5 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% 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 2000 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} there were 360 people, 147 households, and 113 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,017.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 158 housing units at an average density of {{convert|446.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.06% White, 0.28% Asian, 1.39% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 147 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,397, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $40,500 versus $21,094 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,503. About 4.2% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.