Editing Culver, Indiana

{{redirect-distinguish|Union Town, Indiana|Uniontown, Jackson County, Indiana}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Culver, Indiana
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| map_caption        = Location of Culver in Marshall County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall]]
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| subdivision_name3  = [[Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana|Union]]
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| population_total   = 1129
| population_density_sq_mi = 973.3
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.16
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| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0
| elevation_ft       = 764
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46511
| area_code          = [[Area code 574|574]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-16300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Census website}}</ref>
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'''Culver''' is a town in [[Marshall County, Indiana]],  United States. Culver is part of Union Township, which also includes the communities of [[Burr Oak, Marshall County, Indiana|Burr Oak]], [[Hibbard, Indiana|Hibbard]], [[Maxinkuckee, Indiana|Maxinkuckee]] and Rutland. The population of Culver was 1,129 at the [[2020 United States census]].

==History==
Culver was laid out as '''Union Town''' in 1844.<ref>{{cite book|last=McDonald|first=Daniel|title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury01mcdo|year=1908|publisher=Lewis Publishing Co.|page=[https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury01mcdo/page/125 125]}}</ref> It was later renamed for Henry Harrison Culver, founding head of the [[Culver Academies|Culver Military Academy]].<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/107 107]|quote=The present name is for the founder of Culver Military Academy, Henry Harrison Culver.}}</ref>

The [[Culver Commercial Historic District]] and [[Forest Place Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> One of the buildings covered in the National Register is the [[List of United States post office murals#Indiana|post office]], which contains a [[United States post office murals|mural]] completed by [[Jessie Hull Mayer]] as part of the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]]′s projects, later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]]. ''Arrival of the Mail in Culver,'' completed in 1938, portrays students from the military academy and other residents looking at their mail.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carlisle|first1=John C.|title=The Culver Post Office Mural|url=http://www.culver.lib.in.us/culver-post-office.htm|website=Culver Library|publisher=Culver-Union Township Public Library|access-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005042247/http://www.culver.lib.in.us/culver-post-office.htm|archive-date=October 5, 2015|location=Culver, Indiana|date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Thayer|first1=Laura|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Culver Commercial Historic District|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=6c2483ec-9695-4eb2-9709-1ed78fee1ea2|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 17, 2017|location=Washington, D. C.|date=November 20, 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317234832/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=6c2483ec-9695-4eb2-9709-1ed78fee1ea2|archive-date=March 17, 2017|page=8}}</ref>

==Geography==
Culver is located at {{coord|41|13|2|N|86|25|18|W|type:city}} (41.217340, -86.421726).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2020 census, Culver has a total area of {{convert|1.16|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 505
|1910= 810
|1920= 1080
|1930= 1502
|1940= 1605
|1950= 1563
|1960= 1558
|1970= 1783
|1980= 1601
|1990= 1404
|2000= 1539
|2010= 1353
|2020= 1129
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{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 [[2020 United States census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census website |url=https://data.census.gov |url-status=live |access-date=February 22, 2025 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 1,129 people, with 549 households in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|973.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 950 housing units at an average density of {{convert|819.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 90.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 2.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. 5.2% were from two or more races, and [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 549 households, of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 37.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% had a male householder with no wife present. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 people.

The median age in the town was 54.4 years. 15.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.9% were from 45 to 64; and 30.2% were 65 years of age or older. The sex makeup of the town was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=US Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> there were 1,353 people, 598 households, and 354 families in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1503.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 897 housing units at an average density of {{convert|996.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 598 households, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the town was 47.7 years. 19.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.6% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 25.6% were 65 years of age or older. The sex makeup of the town was 45.4% male and 54.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Census website}}</ref> there were 1,539 people, 655 households, and 410 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,961.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 932 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,188.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.21% of the population.

There were 655 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.88.

The town population contained 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,047, and the median income for a family was $46,190. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $24,453 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,938. About 8.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The town has a lending library, the Culver-Union Township Public Library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf|title=Indiana public library directory|publisher=Indiana State Library|access-date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* {{annotated link|Donald B. Easum}}<ref name="2016-04-16 Memorial Funeral Home">{{cite web |url-status=dead |title=Donald Boyd Easum: April 16, 2016, Resided in Scotch Plains, NJ |url=https://www.fanwoodmemorial.com/obituary/Donald-Boyd-Easum/Scotch-Plains-NJ/1610711 |access-date=May 14, 2023 |publisher=Memorial Funeral Home |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828160337/https://www.fanwoodmemorial.com/obituary/Donald-Boyd-Easum/Scotch-Plains-NJ/1610711 |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |location=[[Plainfield, New Jersey]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|1=https://townofculver.org}}
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[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Marshall County, Indiana]]