Editing Ingalls, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Ingalls, Indiana
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| mapsize            = 250px
| image_skyline      = File:Ingalls, Indiana.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = The town hall of Ingalls, Indiana
| image_seal         = IngallsINseal.webp
| image_map          = File:Madison County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Ingalls Highlighted 1836342.svg
| map_caption        = Location in Madison County, Indiana
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Green Township, Madison County, Indiana|Green]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| established_date   = 
| 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 11, 2023}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 7.88
| area_land_km2      = 7.79
| area_water_km2     = 0.10
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.04
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.01
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.04
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1836342&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Ingalls town, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref>
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 2223
| population_est     = 2791<ref name="IndianaDemographics"/> {{increase}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 2025
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 739.52
| population_density_km2 = 285.49
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_m        = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 863
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|59|05|N|85|49|30|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46048
| area_code          = [[Area code 317|317]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-36342<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        = 2397007<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397007}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| website            = {{URL|https://www.ingalls.in.gov/}}
}}
'''Ingalls''' is a town in [[Green Township, Madison County, Indiana|Green Township]], [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison County]], [[Indiana]], United States. It is part of the [[Indianapolis metropolitan area|Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area]]. The population was 2,223 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Ingalls was [[plat]]ted in 1893.<ref>{{cite book|author=John La Rue Forkner|title=History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmadison02fork|year=1914|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmadison02fork/page/131 131]}}</ref> It was named in honor of [[Melville E. Ingalls]], a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA783 | title=Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana | publisher=Wilson, Humphreys & Co. |author1=Forkner, John La Rue  |author2=Dyson, Byron H. | name-list-style=amp|year=1897 | pages=783}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ingalls is located in the southwest corner of Madison County. It is bordered to the north by the towns of [[Pendleton, Indiana|Pendleton]] and [[Lapel, Indiana|Lapel]], to the west by the cities of [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]] and [[Fishers, Indiana|Fishers]] in [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]], and to the south by the town of [[Fortville, Indiana|Fortville]] in [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock County]].

[[U.S. Route 36]] runs through the center of Ingalls as Broadway Street, leading northeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the center of Pendleton and southwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the center of Fortville. [[Interstate 69]] runs through a northwestern extension of the town limits, leading northeast {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], the Madison [[county seat]], and southwest {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Indianapolis]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Ingalls has a total area of {{convert|3.04|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 1.25%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> [[Fall Creek (Indiana)|Fall Creek]] crosses the town north of its center, flowing southwest to join the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]] in [[downtown Indianapolis]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 542
|1910= 322
|1920= 399
|1930= 430
|1940= 442
|1950= 666
|1960= 873
|1970= 888
|1980= 909
|1990= 889
|2000= 1168
|2010= 2394
|2020= 2223
|estimate= 2791
|estyear= 2025
|estref= <ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/ingalls-demographics|title=Ingalls Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
|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=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,394 people, 834 households, and 649 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1585.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 907 housing units at an average density of {{convert|600.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 92.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.9% of the population.

There were 834 households, of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 53.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together; 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present; 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present; and 22.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the town was 29.8 years. 32.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.3% were from 25 to 44; 16.3% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,168 people, 422 households, and 335 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,703.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 452 housing units at an average density of {{convert|659.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 422 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 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 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,456, and the median income for a family was $50,577. Males had a median income of $35,526 versus $25,700 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,988. About 3.7% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.ingalls.in.gov/}}

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[[Category:Towns in Madison County, Indiana]]
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[[Category:1893 establishments in Indiana]]