Editing Birdseye, Indiana

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| official_name      = Birdseye, Indiana
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Jefferson Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
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| established_date   = 1883
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| population_total   = 417
| population_density_sq_mi = 655.66
| population_density_km2 = 253.14
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| postal_code        = 47513
| area_code          = [[Area code 812|812]]
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'''Birdseye''' is a town in [[Jefferson Township, Dubois County, Indiana|Jefferson Township]], [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> At the 2020 census, the town population was 417.

Birdseye is part of the [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]] [[Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Birdseye was [[platted]] in 1880.<ref>{{cite book|author=Goodspeed Brothers|title=History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4uIKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA561|isbn=978-5-87521-222-2|page=561}}</ref> Popular tradition says the town was first known as Bird, after Rev. "Bird" Johnson, who was helping to select a location for the first post office when he said "this spot suits Bird's eye".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Wilson, George R. | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ/page/n352 361]}}</ref> The Birdseye post office has been in operation since 1856.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dubois | title=Dubois County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 6, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Birdseye Indiana.jpg|thumb|Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.]]
[[File:Birdseye, Indiana.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Town water tower]]

==Geography==

According to the [[2010 US census]], Birdseye has a total area of {{convert|0.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1805374 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=July 13, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213043801/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1805374 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 419
|1900= 476
|1910= 439
|1920= 527
|1930= 366
|1940= 370
|1950= 354
|1960= 366
|1970= 404
|1980= 533
|1990= 472
|2000= 465
|2010= 416
|2020= 417
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> there were 416 people, 173 households and 110 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|650.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. There were 199 housing units at an average density of {{convert|310.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 0.5% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 173 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% 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 3.09.

The median age was 38 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2"/> there were 465 people, 204 households and 125 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|724.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 213 housing units at an average density of {{convert|332.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 97.63% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 0.22% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 1.72% from two or more races. [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race were 1.51% of the population.

There were 204 households, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.98.

26.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The [[median household income]] was $30,156 and the median family income was $45,125. Males had a median income of $29,250 and females $21,953. The [[per capita income]] was $13,690. About 8.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is in the [[Southeast Dubois County School Corporation]].<!--UNI 10640--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18037_dubois/DC20SD_C18037.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dubois County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18037_dubois/DC20SD_C18037_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref> It operates [[Forest Park High School (Indiana)|Forest Park High School]].

Prior to 1971, the community had its own high school. The mascot was the yellowjackets, and the school colors were black and gold. In 1971 the school merged into Forest Park High.<ref>{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School's Out Forever|magazine=[[Evansville Living]]|place=[[Evansville, Indiana]]|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}</ref>

The town has a public library, a branch of the Jasper-Dubois County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jdcpl.lib.in.us/birdseye.php | title=Birdseye branch library | publisher=Jasper-Dubois County Public Library | accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Frank Nash]], renowned bank robber of the 1920s; killed in the [[Kansas City Massacre]]

==References==
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{{Dubois County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Communities of Southwestern Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Dubois County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Jasper, Indiana micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1880]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Indiana]]