Attica, Indiana

Attica was laid out by George Hollingsworth and platted by David Stump in 1825.{{cite book|last1=Hawes|first1=George W.|last2=Sutherland|first2=James|title=G. W. Hawes' Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EmnXxZbPqcYC&pg=PA10|year=1859|publisher=Geo. W. Hawes, Pub. and Proprietor|page=10}} The completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal through the town in 1847 brought a considerable amount of growth to the area, and ended (in Attica's favor) a long-standing rivalry with the neighboring communities of Rob Roy, Williamsport and Covington.{{cite book|last=Morrison|first=Carol Parks|title=Presbyterian Pioneers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zestrRlGlbkC&pg=PA48|year=2006|publisher=Xulon Press|isbn=978-1-60034-159-5|page=48}}

Attica is the nearest town to the location where Paul Dresser is believed to have written the state song, "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away", in 1897, and the bridge over the Wabash River bears his name.

The growth of Attica led to its inclusion of neighboring unincorporated communities such as Vine,{{GNIS|445305}} for which a post office has been established in 1895, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Fountain&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Fountain County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=7 September 2014}} According to one source, the name Vine had been chosen for its brevity.{{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/335 335]|quote=...simply because it's short.}} Modernly, the location is marked by the southern termination of North Vine School Road.

The Attica Downtown Historic District, Attica Main Street Historic District, Brady Street Historic District, Marshall M. Milford House, and Old East Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

Image:Map of Attica, Indiana.svg

Attica is located along the Wabash River in Logan Township. U.S. Route 41, State Road 28, and State Road 55 intersect at Attica.

According to the 2010 census, Attica has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{cite web

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{{US Census population

|align=left|1860= 1713

|1870= 2273

|1880= 2150

|1890= 2320

|1900= 3005

|1910= 3335

|1920= 3392

|1930= 3700

|1940= 3760

|1950= 3862

|1960= 4341

|1970= 4262

|1980= 3841

|1990= 3457

|2000= 3491

|2010= 3245

|2020= 3036

|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}}

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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,245 people, 1,308 households, and 843 families residing here.{{cite web

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}} The population density was {{convert|2,028.3|PD/sqmi}}. There were 1,507 housing units at an average density of {{convert|942.0|/sqmi}}.{{cite web

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}} The racial makeup was 97.8% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 26.3% were German, 14.1% were English, 13.9% were Irish, and 12.3% were American.{{cite web

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Of the 1,308 households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 38.9 years.

The median income for a household was $34,804 and the median income for a family was $52,669. Males had a median income of $45,682 versus $24,574 for females. The per capita income for was $21,287. About 13.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web

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The city has a free lending library, the Attica Public Library.{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=7 March 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}

• Catherine Backus (1863–1955), sculptor
• Grand Ole Opry founder George Dewey Hay, honored posthumously as a Sagamore of the Wabash in 1988.

Image:Attica, Indiana house.png|A home in the historic district.

Image:Attica, Indiana rooster.png|A restaurant on East Main Street.

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• [http://www.wicf-inc.org Attica Community Foundation]

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