Daleville, Indiana

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Coordinates: 40°7′15″N, 85°33′32″W
Town of Daleville, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Delaware
Area
- City	5.2 km²
- Land	5.2 km²
- Water	0.1 km²
Population
- City (2000)	1,658
- Density	321.7/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Daleville is a town in Delaware County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,658 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

Daleville is located at 40°7′15″N, 85°33′32″W (40.120747, -85.558759)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.00%) is water.

Daleville, Indiana is the newest town in Indiana, Daleville was not officially incorporated as a town until 1982

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,658 people, 650 households, and 453 families residing in the town. The population density was 321.7/km² (832.4/mi²). There were 688 housing units at an average density of 133.5/km² (345.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.97% White, 0.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

Daleville from above, looking southwest.

There were 650 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,592, and the median income for a family was $48,289. Males had a median income of $36,500 versus $23,182 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,020. About 2.3% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.