Mauckport, Indiana

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Mauckport is a town in Harrison County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 83 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Mauckport is located at 38°1′25″N, 86°12′7″W (38.023486, -86.202038)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (13.33%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 83 people, 40 households, and 22 families residing in the town. The population density was 228.9/km² (610.8/mi²). There were 44 housing units at an average density of 121.3/km² (323.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.39% White, 2.41% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.

There were 40 households out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.59.

In the town the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 42.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,964, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,946. There were 20.0% of families and 18.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 12.5% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

[edit] History

Mauckport was the site of a small skirmish in July of 1863 during "Morgan's Raid" in the American Civil War, as Mauckport was where Morgan and his men crossed the Ohio River to start his raid in earnest.