Worthington, Indiana

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Worthington is a town in Greene County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,481 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Worthington, Indiana offers many great historical sites and much, much more. If you are interested in learning more or visiting Worthington, Indiana or Greene County Indiana then check out The Greene County Indiana Visitors & Community Information Center

[edit] Geography

Worthington is located at 39°7′7″N, 86°58′47″W (39.118563, -86.979852)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,481 people, 644 households, and 410 families residing in the town. The population density was 705.9/km² (1,834.4/mi²). There were 726 housing units at an average density of 346.1/km² (899.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.07% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 644 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,778, and the median income for a family was $37,604. Males had a median income of $29,219 versus $21,792 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,761. About 9.2% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.