Roanoke

Roanoke, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Roanoke in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°57′51″N 85°22′28″W / 40.96417°N 85.37444°W / 40.96417; -85.37444Coordinates: 40°57′51″N 85°22′28″W / 40.96417°N 85.37444°W / 40.96417; -85.37444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Huntington
Township	Jackson
Area
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	758 ft (231 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,722
• Density	2,400.5/sq mi (926.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46783
Area code(s)	260
FIPS code	18-65016[1]
GNIS feature ID	0442129[2]

Roanoke is a town in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2010 census. Roanoke is governed by a town council. Town offices include the clerk treasurer, utilities department, police department, and volunteer fire department. The town has a public elementary school. WOWO and WBNI have transmitter towers in Roanoke, along U.S. Highway 24. For many years, television station WPTA was licensed to Roanoke, though that station's studios and transmitter have always been located in nearby Fort Wayne.

Geography

Roanoke is located at 40°57′51″N 85°22′28″W / 40.96417°N 85.37444°W / 40.96417; -85.37444 (40.964252, -85.374431)^[3].

According to the 2010 census, the town has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.1 km²), of which 1.20 square miles (3.1 km²) (or 100%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.83%) is water.^[4]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,495 people, 589 households, and 411 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,400.5 people per square mile (931.0/km²). There were 630 housing units at an average density of 1,011.6 per square mile (392.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.66% White, 0.27% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.

There were 589 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,250, and the median income for a family was $54,306. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,373. About 2.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Sports

Josh McIntyre won the first ever Discover Roanoke 5K/10K run/walk race.

Notable residents

Gene Hartley Indy car driver

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
4. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places – Indiana". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_18.txt. Retrieved 2012-04-21. 

External links

• Roanoke Chamber of Commerce

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