Editing Grandview, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Grandview, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| image_caption      = Grandview Town Hall
| image_map          = File:Spencer County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Grandview Highlighted 1828692.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Grandview in Spencer County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_name   = United States
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana|Hammond]]
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 698
| population_density_sq_mi = 727.84
| population_density_km2 = 281.04
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| area_land_km2      = 2.48
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| area_total_km2     = 2.49
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.96
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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 387
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|56|13|N|86|59|03|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47615
| area_code          = [[Area code 812|812]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-28692<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396970<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396970}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.townofgrandview-in.com/}}|
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'''Grandview''' is a town in [[Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana|Hammond Township]], [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer County]], [[Indiana]], along the [[Ohio River]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 698 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Grandview was laid out in 1851.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofwarrick00chic|year=1885|publisher=Goodspeed|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofwarrick00chic/page/354 354]}}</ref> The town received its name because of the "grand view" of the Ohio River.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hay|first=Jerry M.|title=Ohio River Guidebook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-CWFN4uL8L8C&pg=PA134|year=2008|publisher=Inland Waterways Books|isbn=978-1-60585-217-1|page=134}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Grandview since 1854.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Perry | title=Spencer County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Grandview is situated along the Ohio River at river mile 742, just upstream from [[Rockport, Indiana]], and downstream from [[Lewisport, Kentucky]].  The [[Rockport Generating Station]] lies just west of Grandview.  [[Indiana State Road 66]] connects Grandview with Rockport to the southwest and the [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]] area to the northeast.

According to the 2010 census, Grandview has a total area of {{convert|0.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1828692
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=2015-07-16
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085720/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1828692
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 686
|1890= 694
|1900= 822
|1910= 735
|1920= 689
|1930= 588
|1940= 607
|1950= 664
|1960= 599
|1970= 696
|1980= 670
|1990= 761
|2000= 696
|2010= 749
|2020= 698
|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=2012-12-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 749 people, 288 households, and 199 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|780.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 314 housing units at an average density of {{convert|327.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% 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 288 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the town was 37.3 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 696 people, 266 households, and 194 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|727.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 296 housing units at an average density of {{convert|309.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.84% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.87% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.14% of the population.

[[File:Grandview-Ohio-River-in.jpg|left|210px|thumb|The [[Ohio River]] at Grandview]]

There were 266 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $42,727. Males had a median income of $29,732 versus $20,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,928. About 9.4% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[South Spencer County School Corporation]].<!--UNI 10560--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18147_spencer/DC20SD_C18147.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spencer County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18147_spencer/DC20SD_C18147_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Prior to 1943, the community had its own high school. The school colors were gold and purple, and the mascots were the greyhounds and the yellowjackets. That year, the students were consolidated into [[Luce Township High School]]. That school, in turn, merged into [[South Spencer High School]] in 1965.<ref>{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School's Out Forever|magazine=[[Evansville Living]]|place=[[Evansville, Indiana]]|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}</ref>

Grandview has a [[public library]], a branch of Spencer County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://spencercountypubliclibrary.org/branch-information/ | title=Branch Information | publisher=Spencer County Public Library | accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Bill Peet]] - American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Disney Studios.

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.townofgrandview-in.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:Towns in Spencer County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Indiana populated places on the Ohio River]]