Editing Boswell, Indiana

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Boswell, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Hub of the Universe"
| image_blank_emblem = BoswellINlogo.png
| blank_emblem_type = Logo
<!-- images and maps ----------->
| image_skyline      = Boswell, Indiana watertower.png
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_map          = File:Benton County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Boswell Highlighted 1806706.svg
| mapsize            = 150px
| map_caption        = Location of Boswell in Benton County, Indiana.
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| pushpin_map        = USA Indiana Benton County
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Boswell's location in Benton County
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
<!-- Location ------------------>
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Indiana}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana|Grant]]
<!-- Politics ----------------->
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1872
| established_title2 = 
| established_date2  = 
<!-- Area --------------------->
| area_magnitude     = 
<!-- Population ------------------------>
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_total   = 800
| population_density_sq_mi = 904.98
| population_density_km2 = 349.41
<!-- General information --------------->
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|31|02|N|87|22|31|W|type:city(778)_region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
| area_land_km2      = 2.29
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 2.29
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.88
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.88
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 755
<!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 47921
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = 765
| website            = {{URL|https://www.townofboswell.com/}}
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code<ref name="FIPS55">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/INfips55_delim.txt |title=FIPS55 Data: Indiana |work=FIPS55 Data |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=February 23, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618155833/http://geonames.usgs.gov/fips55/INfips55_delim.txt |archive-date=June 18, 2006 }}</ref>
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|18|06706}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID
| blank1_info        = 2396598<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396598}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
}}

'''Boswell''' is a town in [[Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana|Grant Township]], [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 800 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Lafayette, Indiana]] [[Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The town of Boswell was first laid out by Charles Moore, but Moore sold the land it occupied to [[Tippecanoe County]]-native Elizabeth H. Scott who, with her husband Charles, [[plat|replatted]] it in its present form on July 18, 1872. A small general store run from a "rough board shanty" just north of the railroad was the town's first business, but this was joined by many more as the town grew.<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 &ndash; Present Condition}}</ref>  The town was named for Parnaham Boswell and was platted with streets bearing the names of the founders, Charles and Elizabeth, and their five children, Grace, Emma, Clinton, Harold and Jennie.<ref>{{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 = 201
 | chapter = Towns of the County
 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Boswell is located in [[Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana|Grant Township]]. [[U.S. Route 41 in Indiana|U.S. Route 41]] passes along the east side of Boswell; [[Indiana State Road 352|State Road 352]] and the [[Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad]] both run east through town. Goose Creek flows along Boswell's south side and joins Mud Pine Creek about two miles to the southeast.<ref name=gnis/>

According to the 2010 census, Boswell has a total area of {{convert|0.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1806706|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1|access-date=July 13, 2015|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070101/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1806706|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Government and public safety==
The town's business is presided over by a three-person town board and a town clerk. These positions are elected every four years.

The town of Boswell employs a full-time town marshal. The Marshal is charged with providing law enforcement service in the town limits and surrounding area. The town marshal is a sworn police officer under Indiana statute.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 330
|1890= 558
|1900= 824
|1910= 814
|1920= 880
|1930= 817
|1940= 877
|1950= 963
|1960= 957
|1970= 998
|1980= 810
|1990= 767
|2000= 827
|2010= 778
|2020= 800
|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>
}}

===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 778 people, 310 households, and 205 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|836.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|389.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 87.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 10.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.0% of the population.

There were 310 households, of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% 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 3.08.

The median age in the town was 38.1 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.3% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.9% male and 52.1% 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 827 people, 329 households, and 224 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,743.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|761.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.79% of the population.

There were 329 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% 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 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,224, and the median income for a family was $36,136. Males had a median income of $28,839 versus $19,792 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,401. About 5.5% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The children of Boswell, Indiana attend Prairie Crossing Elementary School<ref>{{Citation |title=Benton Community School Corporation |date=2025-02-12 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_Community_School_Corporation |access-date=2025-04-20 |language=en}}</ref>, and then Benton Central Jr-Sr High School<ref>{{Citation |title=Benton Central Junior-Senior High School |date=2025-01-21 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_Central_Junior-Senior_High_School |access-date=2025-04-20 |language=en}}</ref>. The town has a lending library, the Boswell Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bentoncounty.in.gov/libraries | title=Benton County Libraries | publisher=Benton County, IN | access-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Commons category}}

==External links==
* [https://townofboswell.com/ Town of Boswell official website]

{{Benton County, Indiana}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Benton County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]
[[Category:Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Indiana]]