- Milan, Indiana
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Milan, Indiana — Town — Location of Milan in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°7′22″N 85°7′50″W / 39.12278°N 85.13056°WCoordinates: 39°7′22″N 85°7′50″W / 39.12278°N 85.13056°W Country United States State Indiana County Ripley Township Franklin, Washington Area – Total 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) – Land 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation 991 ft (302 m) Population (2010) – Total 1,899 – Density 955.2/sq mi (368.8/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 47031 Area code(s) 812 FIPS code 18-49266[1] GNIS feature ID 0439132[2] Website http://www.milan-in-gov.net/ Milan (
/ˈmaɪlən/) is a town in Franklin and Washington townships, Ripley County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,899 at the 2010 census.The town's name is pronounced differently from the English name for the Italian city of the same name.
Milan High School won the Indiana state basketball championship against Muncie Central High School in 1954, the victory being significant as Milan was the smallest town to win a state championship in the United States at that time. The 1986 film Hoosiers is based on the story of the 1954 Milan Team.[3]
While it is often claimed that Milan is the subject of a volume of poetry entitled "Pop. 359" written in 1941 by Carl Wilson under the pseudonym of Tramp Starr, that book is actually about the nearby town of Moores Hill.[4]
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Geography
Milan is located at 39°7′22″N 85°7′50″W / 39.12278°N 85.13056°W (39.122730, -85.130653)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.55%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,816 people, 693 households, and 460 families residing in the town. The population density was 955.2 people per square mile (369.0/km²). There were 768 housing units at an average density of 404.0 per square mile (156.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.51% White, 0.22% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.33% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
There were 693 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,066, and the median income for a family was $41,435. Males had a median income of $31,512 versus $22,244 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,191. About 7.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Milan Community School Corporation is organized of three schools - Milan Elementary, Milan Middle, and Milan High School. The corporation was a 2006 Indiana Department of Education Exemplary Progress School Corporation.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "‘Hoosiers’-style celebration". The Herald Bulletin. http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/peopleandplaces/local_story_152195421.html?keyword=secondarystory. Retrieved 2006-06-02.
- ^ Starr, Tramp (1941). Pop. 359. Moore-Langen.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Indiana City 
Towns Holton | Milan | Napoleon | Osgood | Sunman | Versailles
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesBallstown | Benham | Clinton | Correct | Cross Plains | Cross Roads | Dabney | Delaware | Dewberry | Elrod | Friendship | Lookout | Morris | Negangards Corner | New Marion | Old Milan | Olean | Otter Village | Penntown | Pierceville | Rexville | Spades | Stringtown
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Ripley County, Indiana
- Towns in Indiana
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