Editing Denver, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Denver, Indiana
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
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|image_map                = File:Miami County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Denver Highlighted 1817776.svg
|map_caption              = Location in Miami County, Indiana
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
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|leader_name              = 
|established_date         = 
|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 18, 2023}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 0.62
|area_land_km2            = 0.62
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.24
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.24
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1817776&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Denver town, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 478
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|pop_est_footnotes        = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 1991.67
|population_density_km2   = 769.26
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 702
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|51|53|N|86|04|38|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 46926
|area_code                = [[Area code 765|765]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-17776<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              = 2396685<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396685}}</ref>
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|website                  = 
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'''Denver''' is a town in [[Jefferson Township, Miami County, Indiana|Jefferson Township]], [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 478 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

Denver is served by North Miami Schools.

==History==
Denver was laid out in 1872 when the [[Eel River Railroad]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present | publisher=Brant & Fuller | year=1887 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_GETWAAAAMAAJ/page/n640 677]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu | title=History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests | publisher=Lewis Pub. | author=Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmiamico01bodu/page/188 188]}}</ref> The town was named after [[Denver, Colorado]].<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/n130 113]|quote=The present name, for Denver, Colorado,...}}</ref> The post office at Denver has been in operation since 1869.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Miami | title=Miami County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
Denver is located in northern Miami County. [[Indiana State Road 16]] passes through the town as Harrison Street, leading east {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Chili, Indiana|Chili]] and west {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Twelve Mile, Indiana|Twelve Mile]]. [[Peru, Indiana|Peru]], the Miami [[county seat]], is {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the south.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Denver has a total area of {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The [[Eel River (Wabash River tributary)|Eel River]] passes just south of the town, and Weesau Creek, a tributary, touches the western boundary of the town in two places. The Eel River flows southwest to the [[Wabash River]] at [[Logansport, Indiana|Logansport]].

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1880= 273
|1920= 522
|1930= 472
|1940= 483
|1950= 528
|1960= 565
|1970= 566
|1980= 589
|1990= 504
|2000= 541
|2010= 482
|2020= 478
|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 482 people, 177 households, and 133 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2095.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 194 housing units at an average density of {{convert|843.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 177 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.

The median age in the town was 37.6 years. 29.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 12.7% 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" /> of 2000, there were 541 people, 189 households, and 158 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,318.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 200 housing units at an average density of {{convert|856.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 189 households, out of which 48.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,985. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,224. About 5.0% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Miami County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Miami County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]