Town of Jamestown, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°55′34″N 86°37′39″W / 39.92611, -86.6275
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Boone, Hendricks
Township	Jackson, Eel River
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	951 ft (290 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	886
- Density	1,704/sq mi (657.9/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	46147
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-37692[1]
GNIS feature ID	0436931[2]

Jamestown is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 886 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Jamestown is located at 39°55′34″N, 86°37′39″W (39.926244, -86.627460)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 886 people, 361 households, and 254 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,717.6 people per square mile (657.9/km²). There were 382 housing units at an average density of 740.5/sq mi (283.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.55% White, 0.23% African American, 0.11% from other races, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 361 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% 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 2.94.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $53,611. Males had a median income of $37,431 versus $24,271 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,821. About 7.3% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Jamestown, Indiana is at coordinates 39°55′35″N 86°37′39″W / 39.926244, -86.62746 (Jamestown, Indiana)Coordinates: 39°55′35″N 86°37′39″W / 39.926244, -86.62746 (Jamestown, Indiana)

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