HUNTINGTON, INDIANA

'Huntington' is a city in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 17,450 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Huntington County.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Notable natives and former residents

Public Servants

Religious Leaders

Local Celebrities

Points of interest

External links

Geography

Huntington is located at (40.882083, -85.495595).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 km² (8.4 mi²). 21.6 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,450 people, 6,717 households, and 4,419 families residing in the city. The population density was 806.9/km² (2,091.0/mi²). There were 7,262 housing units at an average density of 335.8/km² (870.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.83% White, 0.21% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population.

There were 6,717 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,600, and the median income for a family was $43,454. Males had a median income of $31,830 versus $20,921 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,242. About 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and former residents

Public Servants

★ J. Danforth Quayle, Vice-President of the United States, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative

★ J. Edward Roush, U.S. Representative, Father of "911 Emergency System"

Religious Leaders

★ Archbishop John Noll, founder of the Our Sunday Visitor

Local Celebrities

★ Travis Weaver, former Fort Wayne Wizards mascot Wayne the Wizard

★ David Swain, went to high school here!

Points of interest

★ The Forks Of The Wabash

★ Huntington University

★ Huntington University Arboretum and Botanical Garden

★ The Dan Quayle Center and Museum

★ J. Edward Roush Lake

External links

★ Official Web site of Huntington, Indiana

★ Huntington Herald Press daily newspaper

★ The HUFF 50K Trail Run, a December ultramarathon - one of the 10 largest in North America

★ VEEP Triathlon, a triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon held the first weekend in August