Editing Elizabethtown, Indiana

{{About|the current town|the ghost town|Elizabethtown, Delaware County, Indiana|the town in Posey Township, Harrison County|Elizabeth, Indiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Elizabethtown, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Elizabethtown in Bartholomew County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Indiana}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana|Sand Creek]]
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| established_title  = Platted
| established_date   = 1845
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1871
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
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| population_total   = 406
| population_density_sq_mi = 1555.56
| population_density_km2 = 599.83
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| area_land_km2      = 0.68
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_footnotes     = <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>
| area_total_km2     = 0.68
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.26
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.26
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 643
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|08|06|N|85|48|45|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 47232, 47236
| area_code          = [[Area code 812|812]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-20692<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396925<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396925}}</ref>
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'''Elizabethtown''' is a town in [[Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana|Sand Creek Township]], [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 406 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  It is part of the [[Columbus, Indiana]] [[metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==
Elizabethtown was [[plat]]ted in 1845.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=123|quote=...and the town was platted on June 11, 1845, by Branham.}}</ref> It was named for Elizabeth Branham, the wife of the founder.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA116 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=116}}</ref> The post office at Elizabethtown has been in operation since 1844.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Bartholomew&searchtext=&pagenum=1 | title=Bartholomew County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date = February 29, 2020}}</ref>

In 1871, Elizabethtown was incorporated as a town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISL_IND_Pam_BarthCo02_04 |url=https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p1819coll6/id/83375/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Post office in Elizabethtown, Indiana.jpg|thumb|Elizabethtown's post office]]

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Elizabethtown has a total area of {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1820692
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-07-16
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044624/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1820692
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 200
|1870= 294
|1880= 391
|1890= 430
|1900= 407
|1910= 350
|1920= 313
|1930= 294
|1940= 319
|1950= 323
|1960= 417
|1970= 519
|1980= 603
|1990= 495
|2000= 391
|2010= 504
|2020= 406
|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>
}}

===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=2012-12-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 504 people, 174 households, and 131 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2016.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|792.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 7.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.5% of the population.

There were 174 households, of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.26.

The median age in the town was 31.4 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 8.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 391 people, 147 households, and 108 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,552.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 175 housing units at an average density of {{convert|695.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.77% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 147 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,364, and the median income for a family was $41,364. Males had a median income of $29,500 versus $20,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,373. About 8.8% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Environmental Challenge==
In November 2017, Elizabethtown celebrated the six year anniversary of the Environmental Challenge.  To date, Elizabethtown has won over $750,000 in grants and hosted over 600 volunteers to help elderly and disabled neighbors, build a children's library and children's playground.  In 2012 Elizabethtown won an Environmental Challenge Award and in 2013 won a KaBoom grant for a children's playground. In 2015 Elizabethtown won a $475,000 storm water grant,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.therepublic.com/2015/08/19/town_getting_ready_for_rain/|title=Town getting ready for rain|date=19 August 2015}}</ref> also in 2015, Elizabethtown volunteers completed a six sigma project and won a tornado warning siren grant <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.therepublic.com/2015/06/02/ready_for_the_worst/|title = Ready for the worst|date = 2 June 2015}}</ref> In 2017, Elizabethtown won a community cross roads grant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.therepublic.com/2017/09/22/15_million_paves_way_for_local_road_projects/|title = Grants pave way: State awards funds for roads|date = 22 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Rural-town-lands-grants-for-up_1387424219 |title=The Republic - Rural town lands grants for upgrades |access-date=2013-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235038/http://www.therepublic.com/view/local_story/Rural-town-lands-grants-for-up_1387424219 |archive-date=2013-12-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[James C. Veatch]] - division commander and brigadier general during the Civil War

==References==
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{{Bartholomew County, Indiana}}
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[[Category:Towns in Bartholomew County, Indiana]]