Morocco, IN

Morocco, Indiana
Red Dot map of Indiana, showing the location of Morocco
Coordinates: 40°56′44″N 87°27′15″W / 40.94556, -87.45417
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Newton
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	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47963
Area code(s)	219
FIPS code	18-511382
GNIS feature ID	04394423

Morocco is a town in Newton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Morocco is located at 40°56′44″N, 87°27′15″W (40.945650, -87.454193)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,127 people, 469 households, and 296 families residing in the town. The population density was 750.2/km² (1,947.0/mi²). There were 508 housing units at an average density of 338.2/km² (877.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.09% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.98% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% of the population.

There were 469 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,176, and the median income for a family was $40,089. Males had a median income of $32,109 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,776. About 6.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Sam Rice, Baseball Hall of Famer

External links

• city-data.com

Coordinates: 40.94565° N 87.454193° W

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Indiana
County seat: Kentland
Cities and towns	Brook | Goodland | Kentland | Morocco | Mount Ayr
Townships	Beaver | Colfax | Grant | Iroquois | Jackson | Jefferson | Lake | Lincoln | McClellan | Washington
Unincorporated communities	Ade | Beaver City | Conrad | Effner | Enos | Foresman | Percy Junction | Perkins | Sumava Resorts | Thayer

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