Dunkirk, IN

City of Dunkirk, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°22′28″N 85°12′35″W / 40.37444, -85.20972
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Jay, Blackford
Government
- Mayor
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47336
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-190542
GNIS feature ID	04337863

Dunkirk is a city in Jay County, Indiana, with portions extending into neighboring Blackford and Delaware counties. The population was 2,646 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dunkirk is located at 40°22′28″N, 85°12′35″W (40.374392, -85.209734)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,646 people, 1,093 households, and 746 families residing in the city. The population density was 904.1/km² (2,351.4/mi²). There were 1,214 housing units at an average density of 414.8/km² (1,078.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.34% White, 0.30% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 1,093 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $38,220. Males had a median income of $32,684 versus $20,517 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,128. About 7.1% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

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Coordinates: 40.374392° N 85.209734° W

Municipalities and communities of Blackford County, Indiana
County seat: Hartford City
Cities and towns	Hartford City | Montpelier | Shamrock Lakes
Townships	Harrison | Jackson | Licking | Washington
Unincorporated communities	Converse | Hoover Park | Matamoras | Millgrove | Renner | Roll | Trenton

Municipalities and communities of Jay County, Indiana
County seat: Portland
Cities and towns	Bryant | Dunkirk | Pennville | Portland | Redkey | Salamonia
Townships	Bearcreek | Greene | Jackson | Jefferson | Knox | Madison | Noble | Penn | Pike | Richland | Wabash | Wayne
Unincorporated communities	Antioch | Antiville | Balbec | Blaine | Bloomfield | Bluff Point | Boundary City | Brice | Center | College Corner | Collett | Como | Corkwell | Fiat | Greene | Jay City | Kitt | Liber | New Corydon | New Mount Pleasant | Pleasant Ridge | Poling | Pony | Powers | Ridertown | Salem | Trinity | West Liberty | Westchester

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