Editing Chesterfield, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Chesterfield, Indiana
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Chesterfield, Indiana.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "A Progressive Community"
| mapsize            = 250px
| image_skyline      = Chesterfield, Indiana.jpg
| imagesize          = 290px
| image_caption      = Intersection of Main Street and Washington Street
| image_map          = File:Delaware County and Madison County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Chesterfield Highlighted 1812376.svg
| map_caption        = Location in Madison and Delaware counties, Indiana
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| 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|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]], [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Union Township, Madison County, Indiana|Union]], [[Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana|Salem]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1830
| established_title1 = Renamed
| established_date1  = 1834
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = March 11, 1858
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_18.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=April 10, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 3.54
| area_land_km2      = 3.54
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.37
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.37
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| area_note          = 
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1812376&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Chesterfield town, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref>
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 2490
| population_note    = 
| population_est     = 2519<ref name="IndianaDemographics"/> {{increase}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 2025
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 1818.85
| population_density_km2 = 702.51
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 899
| coordinates        = {{Coord|40|06|47|N|85|35|40|W|region:US-IN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 46017
| area_code          = [[Area code 765|765]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-12376<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396641<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396641}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = {{URL|chesterfield.in.gov}}
}}

'''Chesterfield''' is a town in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]] which lies in [[Union Township, Madison County, Indiana|Union Township]], [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison County]], and [[Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana|Salem Township]], [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware County]]. The population was 2,490 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Indianapolis metropolitan area|Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==
Chesterfield, originally "West Union", was platted by Amasa Makepeace in 1830.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History – Town of Chesterfield |url=https://chesterfield.in.gov/about/history/ |access-date=2025-04-16}}</ref> It was renamed Chesterfield in 1834.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA973 | title=Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana | publisher=Wilson, Humprheys & Co. |author1=Forkner, John La Rue  |author2=Dyson, Byron H. | year=1897 | pages=973}}</ref> 

On March 11, 1858, Chesterfield was officially incorporated as a town.<ref name=":0" />

The [[Camp Chesterfield|Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp District]] and [[George Makepeace House]] are listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

[[File:Chesterfield-indiana-from-above.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Chesterfield facing southwest]]

==Geography==
Chesterfield is located in eastern Madison County with a small portion extending east into southwestern Delaware County. It is bordered to the west by the city of [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], the Madison [[county seat]], and to the east by the town of [[Daleville, Indiana|Daleville]].

[[Indiana State Road 32]] passes through Chesterfield as its Main Street, leading west into Anderson and northeast through Daleville {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]]. [[Interstate 69]] passes just east of the Chesterfield town limits, with access from Exit 234 ([[Indiana State Road 67|SR 67]]). I-69 leads southwest {{convert|44|mi}} to [[Indianapolis]] and north {{convert|76|mi}} to [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]. The [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] flows east to west along the northern border of the town.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Chesterfield has a total area of {{convert|1.37|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 203
|1880= 150
|1910= 285
|1920= 319
|1930= 460
|1940= 581
|1950= 1086
|1960= 2588
|1970= 3001
|1980= 2701
|1990= 2730
|2000= 2969
|2010= 2547
|2020= 2490
|estyear=2025
|estimate=2519
|estref=<ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/chesterfield-demographics|title=Chesterfield Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 28, 2025}}</ref>
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="2020census">{{cite web|title=Chesterfield town, Indiana - Census Bureau Profile|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1812376|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502153918/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1812376|archive-date=May 2, 2022|accessdate=May 2, 2022}}</ref> of 2020,  there were 2,490 people, 1,098 households, and 404 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1817.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,225 housing units at an average density of {{convert|894.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 5.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 1,098 households, of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present,  20.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 7.6% were non-families. 47.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.06.

31.7% of the population had never been married. 47.1% of residents were [[marriage|married]] and not [[marital separation|separated]], 7.6% were [[widowed]], 12.9% were [[divorce]]d, and 0.7% were separated.

The median age in the town was 41.6. 5.7% of residents were under the age of 5; 21.0% of residents were under the age of 18; 79.0% were age 18 or older; and 21.0% were age 65 or older. 13.2% of the population were [[veterans]].

The most common language spoken at home was [[English (language)|English]] with 97.3% speaking it at home, 2.5% spoke [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]] at home and 0.2% spoke an [[Asia]]n or [[Pacific Islander]] language at home. 1.3% of the population were [[foreign born]].

The median household income in Chesterfield was $44,219, 21.3% less than the median average for the state of [[Indiana]]. 14.1% of the population were in poverty, including 24.8% of residents under the age of 18. The poverty rate for the town was 1.2% higher than that of the state. 21.3% of the population was [[disabled]] and 10.9% had no [[healthcare]] coverage. 48.9% of the population had attained a [[high school]] or equivalent degree, 21.0% had attended [[college]] but received no degree, 11.5% had attained an [[Associate's degree]] or higher, 8.1% had attained a [[Bachelor's degree]] or higher, and 4.9% had a [[Graduate degree|graduate]] or [[Professional degree|professional]] degree. 5.6% had no degree. 54.3% of Chesterfield residents were employed, working a mean of 38.6 hours per week. The median gross rent in Chesterfield was $887 and the homeownership rate was 64.6%. 127 housing units were vacant at a density of {{convert|92.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}.

===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]]|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,547 people, 1,090 households, and 663 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1929.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,275 housing units at an average density of {{convert|965.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 1,090 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% 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 2.89.

The median age in the town was 39.5 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[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> of 2000, there were 2,969 people, 1,269 households, and 808 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,586.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,189.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.42% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 1,269 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,143, and the median income for a family was $47,222. Males had a median income of $35,412 versus $22,966 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,738. About 2.9% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
Chesterfield is served by a variety of major roads.
* [[Image:I-69.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]] <small>(exit 34)</small>
* [[Image:Indiana 32.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 32|State Road 32]]
* [[Image:Indiana 67.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 67|State Road 67]]
* [[Image:Indiana 232.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 232|State Road 232]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|chesterfield.in.gov}}

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