Modoc, Indiana
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| Town of Modoc, Indiana | |
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| Nickname: "Small Town U.S.A" | |
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| County | Randolph |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Area | |
| - City | 0.3 km² |
| - Land | 0.3 km² |
| Population | |
| - City (2000) | 225 |
| - Density | 723.9/km² |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EST (UTC-5) |
Modoc is a town in Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 225 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Noteworthy Residents
A notable former resident of Modoc is Amy Lindsay-Fuller. She played basketball for Union High School. Then she played NCAA basketball for Ball State University.
[edit] Origin of Modoc
There are several legends to how the town of Modoc got its name. One of them said that a man travelling on the train threw out a cigar box containing the name Modoc, and that Henry Conley, one of the first settlers of the town, picked it up and suggested to bystanders that it would be a good name for the town. Another theory is that Modoc was named after the Modoc Indian tribe which was located in northern California.
[edit] Education
Modoc's high school is Union High School (Modoc). The mascot of the school is the Rocket. Their colors are royal blue and gold.
[edit] H. C. Conley
Henry Conley is a proprietor of the town of Modoc. Conley Street in Modoc is named after him.
[edit] The I. B. & W. Railroad
Modoc, like many other small towns, probably would not have been built if the I. B. & W. Railroad had not made its way across southern Randolph County, in 1878. The location was poorly drained, but it had the advantage of being rather flat. It was plagued, for many years, by typhoid fever outbreaks. The railroad was built by many contracters. The railroad came through Modoc from the west, and met the contracters, who was building the next section east, in what was then a strip of timber about one-half mile east of where the depot was located.
[edit] Geography
Modoc is located at (40.046323, -85.126125)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²), all land. Modoc, is about 25 miles southeast of Muncie, Indiana, and is about 25 miles northwast of Richmond, Indiana. The town is also about 60 miles from the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Dayton, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 225 people, 84 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The population density was 723.9/km² (1,908.1/mi²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 289.6/km² (763.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.00% White, 1.33% African American, 0.44% Pacific Islander, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 84 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $32,708. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,230. About 12.3% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.9% of those sixty five or over.
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