Editing Carbon, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Carbon, Indiana
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|map_caption              = Location of Carbon in Clay County, Indiana.
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana|Van Buren]]
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|population_total         = 263
|population_density_sq_mi = 1765.10
|population_density_km2   = 682.31
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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|postal_code              = 47837
|area_code                = [[Area code 812|812]]
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|blank_info               = 18-10198<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0432123<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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'''Carbon''' is a town in [[Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana|Van Buren Township]], [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 397 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]] [[Terre Haute metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Carbon had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1VLWAAAAMAAJ | title=Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical | publisher=F.A. Battey & Company | author=Blanchard, Charles | year=1884 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1VLWAAAAMAAJ/page/n231 246]}}</ref> A post office was established at Carbon in 1870.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clay | title=Clay County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 30, 2014}}</ref> It was named after the Carbon Coal Company.<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/n102 87]|quote=...by the Carbon Coal Company, which was so named for the coal here.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Carbon is located at {{coord|39|35|56|N|87|6|27|W|type:city}} (39.598974, -87.107510)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and according to the 2010 census has a total area of {{convert|0.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1810198
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 13, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050735/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1810198
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

A smaller settlement, identified on old maps as either South Carbon or Pontiac, stood on the south edge of town near what is now the intersection of Poplar Street and County Road 1400 North.<ref name="ISLDC">{{cite web
 |url=https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15078coll8/id/6064
 |publisher=Brazil Daily News and Brazil Weekly Democrat
 |accessdate=22 July 2024
 |date=1915
 |title=Map of Clay County, Indiana}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 600
|1890= 521
|1900= 951
|1910= 493
|1920= 572
|1930= 476
|1940= 510
|1950= 480
|1960= 409
|1970= 344
|1980= 307
|1990= 350
|2000= 334
|2010= 397
|2020= 263
|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 397 people, 138 households, and 98 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2481.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 165 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1031.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 138 households, of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.0% were non-families. 21.0% 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 2.88 and the average family size was 3.40.

The median age in the town was 35.6 years. 30.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 9.1% 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" /> of 2000, there were 334 people, 122 households, and 86 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,109.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|858.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 122 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $37,656. Males had a median income of $25,341 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,089. About 15.5% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Clay County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Clay County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area]]