Editing Brooksburg, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Brooksburg, Indiana
|official_name            = Town of Brooksburg
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|map_caption              = Location of Brooksburg in Jefferson County, Indiana.
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Milton Township, Jefferson County, Indiana|Milton]]
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|population_total         = 72
|population_density_sq_mi = 705.88
|population_density_km2   = 273.59
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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|area_land_km2            = 0.26
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|area_total_km2           = 0.29
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 47250<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/47250| title=Brooksburg IN ZIP Code| publisher=zipdatamaps.com| year=2023| access-date=December 7, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 and 930]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-08092<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Brooksburg''' is a town in [[Milton Township, Jefferson County, Indiana|Milton Township]], [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 81 at the 2010 census.

== History ==
Brooksburg was [[plat]]ted in 1843.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00john | title=Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana | publisher=Chicago Printing Company | year=1889 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00john/page/197 197]}}</ref> It was named for Noah Brooks, one of its founders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n92 77]|quote=...for cofounder Noah Brooks.}}</ref> Brooksburg was incorporated as a town on August 24, 1878.

==Geography==
Brooksburg is located on the south side of the Indian-Kentuck Creek just north of State Road 56 and just before the creek enters the Ohio River.

Brooksburg is home to some classic tobacco barns. Brooksburg also has some buildings dating back to the mid-to-late 19th century. One example is the "Webster" house (named after its original occupants) that was built in the 1870s. This house is now owned by the Fisher family who have resided there for many years and own land in the surrounding area, including four houses in the town itself.

According to the 2010 census, Brooksburg has a total area of {{convert|0.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 90.91%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 9.09%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1808092
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 13, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063053/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1808092
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 148
|1890= 120
|1900= 149
|1910= 150
|1920= 117
|1930= 112
|1940= 100
|1950= 132
|1960= 129
|1970= 104
|1980= 132
|1990= 79
|2000= 74
|2010= 81
|2020= 72
|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===
As of the [[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> of 2010, there were 81 people, 32 households, and 19 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|810.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 39 housing units at an average density of {{convert|390.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 32 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the town was 38.5 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% 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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 74 people, 31 households, and 23 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|673.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 37 housing units at an average density of {{convert|336.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.35% from two or more races.

There were 31 households, out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $17,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,016. There were no families and 2.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Jefferson County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Jefferson County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Indiana populated places on the Ohio River]]