Editing Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Georgetown, Indiana
| official_name      = Town of Georgetown
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| nickname           = 
| image_skyline      = Georgetown-Main-Street-in.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Main Street ([[Indiana State Road 64|SR 64]])
| image_flag         = 
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| image_map          = File:Floyd County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Georgetown Highlighted 1827324.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Georgetown in Floyd County, Indiana.
| 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  = [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 3805
| population_density_sq_mi = 1748.62
| population_density_km2 = 675.15
<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| 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_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.68
| area_land_km2      = 5.64
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.19
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.18
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| elevation_ft       = 755
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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|18|0|N|85|58|15|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
| website            = {{URL|https://georgetown.in.gov/}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 47122
| area_code          = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 & 930]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-27324
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396958<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396958}}</ref>
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'''Georgetown''' is a town in [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd County]], [[Indiana]], [[United States]]. The population was 3,805 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Georgetown was [[plat]]ted in 1833 by George W. Waltz (1767–1850), and named for him.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofohiofal01will|year=1882|publisher=L. A. Williams & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofohiofal01will/page/270 270]}}</ref> The Georgetown post office was established in 1837.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Floyd | title=Floyd County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=September 5, 2014}}</ref>

The [[Georgetown Historic District (Georgetown, Indiana)|Georgetown Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2013.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130118.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=January 18, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> The [[Yenowine-Nichols-Collins House]] was listed in 1975 and delisted in 2008.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Georgetownhorse.jpg|thumb|left|Horses graze on a farm along Henriott Road in Georgetown Township.]]

According to the 2010 census, Georgetown has a total area of {{convert|2.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.03%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.97%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1827324
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 16, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042414/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1827324
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 218
|1890= 256
|1900= 350
|1910= 331
|1920= 401
|1930= 374
|1940= 377
|1950= 449
|1960= 643
|1970= 1273
|1980= 1494
|1990= 2092
|2000= 2227
|2010= 2876
|2020= 3805
|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===
{{Empty section|date=January 2023}}

===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 2,876 people, 1,088 households, and 814 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1402.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of {{convert|568.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 1,088 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the town was 35.4 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.3% male and 51.7% 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 2,227 people, 794 households, and 655 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,242.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 830 housing units at an average density of {{convert|463.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.61% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 794 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,795, and the median income for a family was $51,667. Males had a median income of $36,204 versus $25,987 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,645. About 2.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation]] serves Georgetown. Georgetown is within the attendance boundaries of Georgetown Elementary School,<ref>[http://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/georgetown-elementary.pdf Georgetown Redistrict] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202237/http://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/georgetown-elementary.pdf Archive]). [[New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation]]. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.</ref> Highland Hills Middle School,<ref>[http://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/highland-hills-middle.pdf Highland Hills Middle School District Map] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160131193522/http://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/highland-hills-middle.pdf Archive]). [[New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation]]. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.</ref> and [[Floyd Central High School]].<ref>[http://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/floyd-central-hs.pdf Floyd Central High School District Map] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160129201815/http://www.nafcs.k12.in.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/floyd-central-hs.pdf Archive]). [[New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation]]. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.</ref>

Georgetown Elementary School is in the Georgetown town limits.<ref>[http://georgetown.nafcs.k12.in.us/ Home page]. Georgetown Elementary School. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.</ref> Highland Hills Middle School is located in an [[unincorporated area]] near Georgetown.<ref>[http://hhms.nafcs.k12.in.us/ Home page]. Highland Hills Middle School. Retrieved on April 9, 2015. "3492 Edwardsville-Galena Road Georgetown, IN 47122 "</ref><!--Check the address in Google Maps. The school is not in the Georgetown town limits, but is nearby-->

==Notable people==
{{See also|List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area}}

*[[R. Carlyle Buley]], who was awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] in 1951, was born in Georgetown on July 8, 1893
*[[David Camm]], who was charged with murder of his wife and children then exonerated 13 years later and now a high-profile campaigner for victims of miscarriages of justice, was born in Georgetown on March 23, 1964.
*[[Sherman Minton]], United States Senator and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was born in Georgetown on October 20, 1890.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Georgetown, Floyd County, Indiana}}
*[https://georgetown.in.gov Georgetown, Indiana, town website]

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[[Category:Towns in Floyd County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1833]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in Indiana]]