Editing Kewanna, Indiana

{{Short description|Town in Indiana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Town of Kewanna, Indiana
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| mapsize                  = 250x200px
| image_skyline            = File:East Main St 2565.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = 101 E. Main Street, Kewanna, Indiana
| image_map                = File:Fulton County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Kewanna Highlighted 1839618.svg
| map_caption              = Location of Kewanna in Fulton County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| 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>
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana|Union]]
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Pauly ‘Firedog’ Hott{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
| established_date         = 
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 576
| population_density_km2   = 405.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 1051.09
| population_note          = 
| 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            = 1.42
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_km2           = 1.42
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.55
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.55
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 781
| coordinates              = {{coord|41|01|10|N|86|24|45|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code              = 46935, 46939
| area_code                = [[Area code 574|574]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 18-39618<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2397016<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397016}}</ref>
| footnotes                = 
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}}
'''Kewanna''' is a town in [[Union Township, Fulton County, Indiana|Union Township]], [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 613 at the 2010 census.

==History==
A post office was established at Kewanna in 1847.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Fulton&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Fulton County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=September 10, 2014}}</ref> The community was named for Kee-Wau-Nay, a Potawatomi chief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rochsent.com/main.asp?SectionID=45 |title=Places to see, things to do in Fulton Co. |publisher=The Rochester Sentinel |accessdate=September 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127090712/http://rochsent.com/main.asp?SectionID=45 |archivedate=November 27, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=McDonald|first=Daniel|title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0PWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA36|year=1908|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=36}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Kewanna has a total area of {{convert|0.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1839618
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213043105/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1839618
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 283
|1890= 647
|1900= 646
|1910= 728
|1920= 695
|1930= 682
|1940= 701
|1950= 680
|1960= 683
|1970= 614
|1980= 711
|1990= 542
|2000= 614
|2010= 613
|2020= 576
|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=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 613 people, 251 households, and 149 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1156.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|534.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% 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 2.1% of the population.

There were 251 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.6% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the town was 35.2 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 614 people, 269 households, and 157 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,171.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 297 housing units at an average density of {{convert|566.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.16% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.33% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population.

There were 269 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,292, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,607 versus $20,139 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,718. About 6.0% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The town has a lending library, the Kewanna-Union Township Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | accessdate=March 7, 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> Kewanna High School used to serve the town but is no longer in operation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://digital.library.in.gov/Record/PPO_IndianaAlbum-906E487F-A5C1-4E23-A5EE-124597604800 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Fulton County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Fulton County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]