Editing Haubstadt, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Haubstadt, Indiana
| official_name      = Town of Haubstadt
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| motto              = "Preserving Our Past, Planning Our Future"
| named_for          = Henry Haub
| nickname           = 
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| imagesize          = 290px
| image_caption      = Haubstadt's town hall
| image_map          = File:Gibson County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Haubstadt Highlighted 1832512.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Haubstadt in Gibson County, Indiana.
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Johnson Township, Gibson County, Indiana|Johnson]]
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1638
| population_density_sq_mi = 2297.34
| population_density_km2 = 886.83
| 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      = 1.85
| area_water_km2     = 0.02
| area_total_km2     = 1.87
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.72
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.71
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.01
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 479
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|12|14|N|87|34|31|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47639
| area_code          = [[Area code 812|812, 930]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-32512<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2396991<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396991}}</ref>
| blank2_name        = [[U.S. Highway]]s
| blank2_info        = [[File:US 41.svg|27px|link=U.S. Route 41 in Indiana]]
| blank3_name        = Major State Roads
| blank3_info        = [[File:Indiana 68.svg|27px|link=Indiana State Road 68]]
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.haubstadt.net/}}|
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'''Haubstadt''' is the second largest town, after [[Fort Branch, Indiana|Fort Branch]], and fourth largest community in [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 1,638 at the 2020 census. Haubstadt has recently become a bedroom community of Evansville and such, is part of the [[Evansville, Indiana]], [[Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Area]].

==History==
Haubstadt was originally called Haub's Station, and under the latter name, meaning "Haub town" in German, was laid out in 1855.<ref>{{cite book |author=Peattie, Elia Wilkinson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlQ0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA13 |title=History of Gibson County, Indiana |publisher=Cook & McDowell Publications |year=1897 |pages=13}}</ref> Named after an early settler, Henry Haub, the town was incorporated in 1913.<ref>{{cite book |author=Stormont, Gil R. |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofgibsonc01stor |title=History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions |publisher=B.F. Bowen |year=1914 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofgibsonc01stor/page/351 351]}}</ref>

Haub built the community's first home, combining a stagecoach shop, general store, and trading post to accommodate travelers on the Noon Day Stage Coach route running to Vincennes. A dance hall was later also built above Mr. Haub's tavern and store, and the complex would later become known as [[The Log Inn]], the area's famous restaurant. The Log Inn is officially recognized as the oldest restaurant in Indiana.

The [[Haubstadt State Bank]] (now Town Hall) was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

=== Haubstadt Train Wreck of 1990 ===
On June 14, 1990, a train, operated by [[Jacksonville, Florida]]-based [[CSX Transportation]], was coming into Haubstadt from the south and around 7:00pm suddenly there was a large crash followed by a lightning-like flash from an electric pole accompanied by a thunderclap and a town-wide power failure. It did not take long for people to realize that a train had de-railed. In the derailment, at least five buildings, most of downtown and much of Haubstadt's history was destroyed in about ten seconds. When it was later learned the train was possibly carrying ammonia, Haubstadt was mostly evacuated, mainly by people with respiratory illnesses such as asthma. It was later found that the ammonia cars were empty and that the smell was residue that was released into the air. It was also discovered that the tracks had not been maintained properly and that a couple of loose ties coupled with the speed at which the trains move through Haubstadt and neighboring Fort Branch (between 55 - 65&nbsp;mph) were to blame for the accident. There is fear among many in Haubstadt and nearby [[Fort Branch, IN|Fort Branch]] and [[Princeton, IN|Princeton]] that a worse train wreck may occur as the track's speed limit was increased to 70&nbsp;mph from Princeton to [[Darmstadt, IN|Darmstadt]] in 2000.

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Haubstadt has a total area of {{convert|0.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.7|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.59%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.41%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1832512
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065542/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1832512
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Haubstadt has several schools, including Haubstadt Community School (or HCS), Saints Peter and Paul (or Sts. P&P), and Saint James, located approximately 2 miles south of town.

The Haubstadt area has two catholic churches, Saint James and Saints Peter & Paul, both having their own K-8 schools, plus several smaller churches scattered in town or around the surrounding Johnson Township.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 278
| 1930 = 674
| 1940 = 762
| 1950 = 894
| 1960 = 1029
| 1970 = 1171
| 1980 = 1389
| 1990 = 1455
| 2000 = 1529
| 2010 = 1577
| 2020 = 1638
| 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>
}}
[[Image:Haubstadt1924.JPG|left|200px|thumb|Town of Haubstadt, Indiana, 1924]]

===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 1,577 people, 667 households, and 431 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2252.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 701 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1001.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 667 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the town was 41.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,529 people, 613 households, and 424 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,232.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 640 housing units at an average density of {{convert|934.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.13% of the population.

There were 613 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,837, and the median income for a family was $54,000. Males had a median income of $37,098 versus $24,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,482. About 4.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
*[[South Gibson School Corporation]]
*K-8: [[Haubstadt Community School]] <br/> Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School <br/> Saint James Catholic School
*9-12: [[Gibson Southern High School]]

===Former Schools===
[[Haubstadt High School|Haubstadt Johnson High School]] (merged into [[Gibson Southern High School]] in 1974)

===Public library===
Haubstadt has a public library, a branch of the Fort Branch-Johnson Township Public Library system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana public library directory |url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf |access-date=March 7, 2018 |publisher=Indiana State Library |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Sports==
[[Tri-State Speedway (Indiana)|Tri-State Speedway]], a 1/4 mile [[Dirt track racing|dirt oval racing track]], was opened in 1957, roughly 1 mile east of town, next to [[US 41]]. and is host to [[World of Outlaws]] and [[United States Auto Club|USAC National Sprint Car Championship]] racing.

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.haubstadt.net/ Official website]
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[[Category:Haubstadt, Indiana| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Gibson County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Evansville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Communities of Southwestern Indiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1885]]