Atlanta, Indiana

File:Sign welcoming visitors to Atlanta Indiana.jpg

File:Atlanta Indiana water tower.jpg

Atlanta had its start by the merger of the three neighboring rival towns of Spargerville, Shielville, and Buena Vista.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8wWAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA233 | title=History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1 | publisher=B.F. Bowen & Co. | author=Haines, John F. | year=1915 | pages=233}} The earliest part of what is now Atlanta was laid out in 1834, and the town has been called Atlanta since 1885 and was incorporated in 1900.{{cite web | url=http://www.atlantaindiana.com/community/history | title=Town History | publisher=Town of Atlanta, Indiana | access-date=May 31, 2014}} The town most likely was named after Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n70 55]|quote=...apparently for the city in Georgia.}}

Roads Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

According to the 2010 census, Atlanta has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1802602

|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1

|access-date=July 13, 2015

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070017/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1802602

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}}

{{US Census population

|align=left|1900= 1000

|1910= 876

|1920= 678

|1930= 551

|1940= 479

|1950= 613

|1960= 602

|1970= 620

|1980= 657

|1990= 703

|2000= 761

|2010= 725

|2020= 712

|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|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}

}}

As of the 2010 census,{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = United States Census Bureau | access-date = December 11, 2012}} there were 725 people, 265 households, and 203 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2416.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 302 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1006.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% White, 0.6% African American, 1.4% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 265 households, of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.4% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the town was 36.1 years. 27% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

As of the 2000 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} there were 761 people, 261 households, and 205 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,533.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|942.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.85% White, 0.66% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 1.45% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 261 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,036, and the median income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $33,438 versus $22,011 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,342. About 5.5% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.atlantaindiana.com/ Town of Atlanta, Indiana, website]

{{Hamilton County, Indiana}}

{{Indianapolis Metro}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Towns in Hamilton County, Indiana

Category:Towns in Indiana

Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area