Bunker Hill, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Bunker Hill, Indiana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Miami
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Pipe Creek
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1851
founder = James Myers, John Duckwall and Alexander Galbraith
area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 1.1
area_land_km2 = 1.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 1026
population_density_km2 = 866.1
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EST
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.4
area_land_sq_mi = 0.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
elevation_m = 250
elevation_ft = 820
latd = 40 |latm = 39 |lats = 33 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 6 |longs = 6 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46914
area_code = 765
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-09136GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0449627GR|3
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Bunker Hill is a town in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.

History

Bunker Hill was platted in 1851 by James Myers, John Duckwall and Alexander Galbraith.cite book
last = Stephens
first = John H.
title = History of Miami County
year = 1896
publisher = The John H. Stephens Publishing House
location = Peru, Indiana
chapter = Pipe Creek Township ]

Geography

Bunker Hill is located at coor dms|40|39|33|N|86|6|6|W|city (40.659289, -86.101747)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 987 people, 397 households, and 277 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,262.6 people per square mile (866.1/km²). There were 423 housing units at an average density of 969.7/sq mi (371.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.93% White, 1.32% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 397 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,154, and the median income for a family was $44,861. Males had a median income of $34,722 versus $22,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,000. About 3.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

School Districts

* [http://www.maconaquah.k12.in.us Maconaquah School Corporation (K-12)] Maconaquah High School competes in the Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) for athletics.

Notable natives

*Tavis Smiley - grew up in Bunker Hill and was student president of Maconaquah High School during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. cite video
people = Tavis Smiley, Brian Lamb (interviewer)
year = 2006
title = Q&A
url = http://qanda.org/Program/?ProgramID=1099
medium = Television series
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*Tod Sloan (jockey)

References

External links

* Maconaquah School Corporation Links
** [http://www.maconaquahband.org Maconaquah Band]