WABASH, INDIANA

'Wabash' is a city in Wabash County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,743 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Wabash County.
On March 31, 1880, Wabash became the first electrically lighted city in the world (Silverberg, 1967).

Contents

Geography

Famous People from Wabash

Demographics

References

External links

Geography

Wabash is located at (40.800799, -85.827163).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.7 km² (9.1 mi²). 23.1 km² (8.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.73%) is water.

Famous People from Wabash

Crystal Gayle famous country singer
Mark Honeywell Founder of Honeywell Corporation [1]
Jimmy Daywalt Racecar driver and 1953 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
Jon Ravenscroft Noted philanthropist, theatre director and world class chef. Friend of famous mountaineer James Kinder.
Maggie Early Prize winning novelist and journalist and devoted diplomat, the U.S. ambassador to Morocco 2001 to present.
George Mullin - Major League Baseball pitcher 1902-1915, 20 game winner five times, nicknamed "Wabash George."

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,743 people, 4,799 households, and 3,100 families residing in the city. The population density was 509.4/km² (1,319.0/mi²). There were 5,136 housing units at an average density of 222.8/km² (576.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.85% White, 0.37% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.

There were 4,799 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,401, and the median income for a family was $44,016. Males had a median income of $32,324 versus $21,274 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,210. About 7.9% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

Light for the World: Edison and the Power Industry, Silverberg, Robert, , , D. Van Nostrand, 1967,
1. http://www.honeywellcenter.org/aboutus_history_mch.html

External links

★ The Official website of the City of Wabash