Editing Markleville, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Markleville, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Markleville, Indiana.jpg
| imagesize          = 290px
| image_caption      = Intersection of Main Street ([[Indiana State Road 38|SR 38]]) and State Street in center of town
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = MarklevilleINseal.png
| image_map          = File:Madison County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Markleville Highlighted 1847178.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Madison County, Indiana
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| 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  = [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana|Adams]]
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| 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>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 1.44
| area_land_km2      = 1.44
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.56
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.56
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1847178&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Markleville town, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref>
| population_total   = 484
| population_est     = 490<ref name="IndianaDemographics"/> {{increase}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 2025
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_density_km2 = 335.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 868.94
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 955
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|58|46|N|85|37|26|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46056
| area_code          = [[Area code 765|765]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-47178<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        = 2396737<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396737}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.markleville.in.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Markleville''' is a town in [[Adams Township, Madison County, Indiana|Adams 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 484 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

[[File:Markleville-indiana-from-above.jpg|thumb|Markleville from the air, looking west]]

==History==
Markleville was laid out by John Markle in 1852, and named after him.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UBgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA677 | 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=677}}</ref> It was incorporated as a town in 1912.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7lA0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA131 | title=History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1  | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | author=Forkner, John La Rue | year=1914 | pages=131}}</ref>

The site of the [[Fall Creek Massacre]], chronicled by [[Jessamyn West (writer)|Jessamyn West]] in her novel ''Massacre at Fall Creek'', is located about a mile from Markleville. A historical marker located just east of Markleville on State Road 38 tells the story of the massacre. In 1824, four men named Hudson, Sawyer, John T. Bridge, Sr. and John Bridge, Jr. were tried and sentenced to death for the murders of eight members of a small group of [[Seneca nation|Seneca]] Indians, including women and children.

All were publicly [[hanging|hanged]] except for 18-year-old John Bridge, Jr., who was pardoned on the gallows in person by Indiana Governor [[James B. Ray|J. Brown Ray]] because of his age. This was the first time in U.S. history that white men were subjected to [[capital punishment]] for the murder of [[Native Americans of the United States|Native Americans]].

==Geography==
Markleville is located in southeastern Madison County. [[Indiana State Road 38]] passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading west-northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Pendleton, Indiana|Pendleton]] and east-southeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[New Castle, Indiana|New Castle]]. [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], the Madison [[county seat]], is {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of Markleville.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Markleville has a total area of {{convert|0.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The town is drained by tributaries of Lick Creek, which flows northward past the west side of town then turns southwest to join [[Fall Creek (Indiana)|Fall Creek]], a tributary of the [[White River (Indiana)|White River]], west of [[Ingalls, Indiana|Ingalls]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 83
|1880= 112
|1930= 251
|1940= 266
|1950= 314
|1960= 402
|1970= 457
|1980= 427
|1990= 412
|2000= 383
|2010= 528
|2020= 484
|estimate= 490
|estyear= 2025
|estref= <ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/markleville-demographics|title=Markleville 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 528 people, 196 households, and 142 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|942.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 210 housing units at an average density of {{convert|375.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% 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 0.9% of the population.

There were 196 households, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together.10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median age in the town was 35.7 years. 28.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.3% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 383 people, 141 households, and 111 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|943.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 149 housing units at an average density of {{convert|367.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.26% from two or more races.

There were 141 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,438, and the median income for a family was $50,313. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $22,981 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,395. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.markleville.in.gov}}

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