Fort Branch, IN

Town of Fort Branch, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 38°14′49″N 87°34′34″W / 38.24694, -87.57611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Area
- Town	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Town
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47648
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-242502
GNIS feature ID	04346833

Fort Branch is a town in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Fort Branch is located at 38°14′49″N, 87°34′34″W (38.246872, -87.576003)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,320 people, 985 households, and 647 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,210.5/km² (3,131.0/mi²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 548.4/km² (1,418.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 985 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% 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 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,964, and the median income for a family was $46,397. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $21,314 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,180. About 1.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

South Gibson School Corporation

K-8: Fort Branch Community School

9-12: Gibson Southern High School

Economy

Like Princeton, Fort Branch is also largely a blue-collar town although of somewhat smaller size. For the longest time the town's largest employer was the Emge Foods processing and packing plant still located along the southwest portion of the town. When the plant closed in May 1999, it had been in operation for nearly 90 years.

About the same time as the Emge plant was starting to close, Toyota announced that it would be building a manufacturing facility on a patch of farmland located halfway between Fort Branch and nearby Princeton. While most of the suppliers for the new Toyota plant are located closer to Princeton, most of the population gains from employees moving closer to work moved into either Fort Branch, or into Haubstadt or into Owensville.

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Coordinates: 38.246872° N 87.576003° W

Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana
County seat: Princeton
Cities and towns	Fort Branch | Francisco | Haubstadt | Hazleton | Mackey | Oakland City | Owensville | Patoka | Princeton | Somerville
Townships	Barton | Center | Columbia | Johnson | Montgomery | Patoka | Union | Wabash | Washington | White River
Unincorporated communities	Baldwin Heights | Buckskin | Crawleyville | Dongola | Douglas | Durham | East Mount Carmel | Giro | Gray Junction | Gudgel | Hickory Ridge | Johnson | King | Lyles | Mount Olympus | Mounts | Oak Hill | Saint James | Skelton | Warrenton

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