Editing Cayuga, Indiana

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|official_name            = Cayuga, Indiana
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana|Eugene]]
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|established_date         = 1827
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|population_total         = 952
|population_density_sq_mi = 939.78
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|elevation_m              = 154
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|postal_code              = 47928
|area_code                = [[Area code 765|765]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-10954<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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'''Cayuga''' is a town in [[Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana|Eugene Township]], [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. The population was 952 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Cayuga%20town,%20Indiana|title=Census 2020|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
When the town was laid out on September 20, 1827, it was called Eugene Station,<ref>Bowen 1913, p. 362.</ref> though it was also called Osonimon after an Indian chief of that name.<ref>Bowen 1913, p. 401.</ref> It was later renamed after the village of [[Cayuga, New York|Cayuga]] and [[Cayuga Lake]] in the state of [[New York (state)|New York]]; an early settler named John Groenendyke had originally come from [[Cayuga County, New York]], and moved to Vigo County in 1818, then in 1819 moved to the area that later became Vermillion County.  The name is based on the Iroquois term ''Gwa-u-geh'', meaning "the place of taking out" (in terms of a [[portage]]). Local legend attributes the name to the sound made by the horn of a [[Ford Model T]].<ref>{{cite book
|last = Baker
|first = Ronald L.
|author2=Marvin Carmony
|title = Indiana Place Names
|publisher = [[Indiana University Press]]
|year = 1975
|page = 26
|isbn = 0-253-14167-2}}</ref> The town was incorporated around 1891.<ref>Bowen 1913, pp. 401–402.</ref>

The Cayuga post office has been in operation since 1886.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Vermillion | title=Vermillion County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cayuga is located at the intersection of [[Indiana State Road 63]] and [[Indiana State Road 234]], in the northern half of the county, near the confluence of the [[Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary)|Vermillion]] and [[Wabash River|Wabash]] rivers.

According to the 2010 census, Cayuga has a total area of {{convert|1.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1810954
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 13, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050509/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1810954
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 832
|1910= 911
|1920= 933
|1930= 968
|1940= 1126
|1950= 1022
|1960= 904
|1970= 1090
|1980= 1258
|1990= 1083
|2000= 1109
|2010= 1162
|2020= 952
|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 1,162 people, 475 households, and 329 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1150.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 523 housing units at an average density of {{convert|517.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 475 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the town was 43.2 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,109 people, 466 households, and 313 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,106.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 517 housing units at an average density of {{convert|516.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.99% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 466 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,053, and the median income for a family was $40,536. Males had a median income of $30,179 versus $19,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,042. About 8.5% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over

==Industry==
* [[Cayuga Generating Station]]
* Colonial Brick Corporation

==References==
{{Commons category|Cayuga, Indiana}}
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===Bibliography===
* {{cite book
  |title=History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana
  |publisher=B. F. Bowen and Company
  |year=1913
  |location=Indianapolis
  |pages=227–428
  |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofparkeve00bowe#page/226/mode/2up
  |accessdate=December 10, 2010
}}

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[[Category:Towns in Vermillion County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1827]]
[[Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1827 establishments in Indiana]]