Editing Ambia, Indiana

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'''Ambia''' is a town in [[Hickory Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana|Hickory Grove Township]], [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 227 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Lafayette, Indiana]] [[Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[File:Ambia downtown Indiana historic.jpg|left|thumb|Ambia, Store Front with the Post Office, Old Harness Shop, Barber Shop, and Millinery Shop, circa 1920]]
Ambia was laid out by Ezekiel M. Talbot and his wife Marietta on February 22, 1875, and named for their daughter Ambia Talbot.  (The couple had two years earlier planned the nearby town of [[Talbot, Indiana|Talbot]].)  Its first building was a house erected by James C. Pugh which was soon joined by a grain elevator, general store and blacksmith.  A drug store, hardware store, hotel, physician and a variety of other establishments followed.<ref name="cwbjn">{{cite book
  | last = Mossman
  | first = Ed
  | title = Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical
  | publisher = F. A. Battey & Co.
  | location = Chicago
  | year = 1883
  | chapter = History of Benton County: Past Events -- Present Condition}}</ref>

Ambia was a stop on the [[Lafayette, Muncie and Bloomington Railroad]] (later the [[Lake Erie and Western Railroad|Lake Erie and Western]]) which ran between [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]] and [[Hoopeston, Illinois|Hoopeston]].  The Wabash Railway Company, which built a stretch of the LM&B through Illinois, originally wanted to construct a railway switch at a site known as Weaver City, a small town just west of Ambia in [[Vermilion County, Illinois]]; the owner of the property, however, refused to grant land for it.  In response, the railway officials sent a force of men without notice to move the station house from Weaver City half a mile east across the state border, which they did on the Sunday morning of March 10, 1873.  The town's businesses and residents followed and Weaver City faded from existence while Ambia sprang up near the station's new site.<ref name="hbc">{{cite book
 | last = Birch
 | first = Jesse Setlington
 | title = History of Benton County and Historic Oxford
 | orig-year = 1928
 | year = 1942
 | publisher = Craw & Craw
 | location = Oxford, Indiana
 | pages = 200–201
 | chapter = Towns of the County
 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Ambia is located in the extreme southwest corner of the county, in Hickory Grove Township.  The [[Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad]] and [[Indiana State Road 352]] pass through the town, and the upper end of the North Fork of the [[Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary)|Vermilion River]] flows past one mile to the north.<ref name=gnis/>

According to the 2010 census, Ambia has a total area of {{convert|0.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1801342
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 13, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041958/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1801342
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 253
|1890= 293
|1900= 438
|1910= 359
|1920= 459
|1930= 433
|1940= 603
|1950= 356
|1960= 351
|1970= 300
|1980= 274
|1990= 249
|2000= 197
|2010= 239
|2020= 227
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:Ambia, Indiana.png|thumb|left|200px|Ambia from the west.]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = December 11, 2012}}</ref> there were 239 people, 78 households, and 63 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1593.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{convert|580.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 77.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 43.5% of the population.

There were 78 households, of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 19.2% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.49.

The median age in the town was 31.4 years. 34.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 197 people, 71 households, and 50 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,350.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 85 housing units at an average density of {{convert|582.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 87.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.77% of the population.

There were 71 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $21,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,169. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 4.8% of those over 64.

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[[Category:Towns in Benton County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
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[[Category:Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana]]
[[Category:1875 establishments in Indiana]]