- Worthington, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Worthington, Indiana
settlement_type =Town
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map_caption = Location of Worthington in the state ofIndiana
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Greene
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Jefferson
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 2.1
area_land_km2 = 2.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1481
population_density_km2 = 708.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1834.4timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 157
elevation_ft = 515
latd = 39 |latm = 7 |lats = 7 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 58 |longs = 47 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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postal_code = 47471
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-85598GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0446331GR|3
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footnotes =Worthington is a town in Jefferson Township, Greene County,
Indiana ,United States . The population was 1,481 at the 2000 census.Geography
Worthington is located at coor dms|39|7|7|N|86|58|47|W|city (39.118563, -86.979852)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.8square mile s (2.1km² ), all of it land.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,481 people, 644 households, and 410 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 1,834.4 people per square mile (705.9/km²). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 899.2/sq mi (346.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.07% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.There were 644 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,778, and the median income for a family was $37,604. Males had a median income of $29,219 versus $21,792 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $18,761. About 9.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.References
External links
* [http://www.wrv.k12.in.us/ White River Valley School Corporation]
* [http://www.gcdailyworld.com/ Greene County Daily World Newspaper]
* [http://www.greenecountynet.org/economicdev.htm Greene County Economic Development Corporation]
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