Edinburgh, Indiana

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Coordinates: 39°21′10″N, 85°58′3″W
Town of Edinburgh, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Johnson
Area
- City	7.4 km²
- Land	7.4 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	4,505
- Density	612.5/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC−5)
Website: www.edinburgh.in.us

Alternative meanings at Edinburgh (disambiguation).

Edinburgh is a town in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,505 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area.

Edinburgh is the home of Camp Atterbury, a National Guard training facility. The Big Blue River and Sugar Creek join to form the Driftwood River 1 mi (1.6 km) west of Edinburgh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Edinburgh is located at 39°21′10″N, 85°58′3″W (39.352728, -85.967466)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²), all land. Although primarily situated in Johnson County, areas of the town also spill into Bartholomew County and Shelby County.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,505 people, 1,789 households, and 1,207 families residing in the town. The population density was 612.5/km² (1,584.8/mi²). There were 1,894 housing units at an average density of 257.5/km² (666.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.18% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,789 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,170, and the median income for a family was $40,511. Males had a median income of $27,445 versus $24,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,486. About 8.3% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.