Editing Matthews, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Matthews, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| image_caption      = Downtown Matthews
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| map_caption        = Location of Matthews in Grant County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
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| population_est     = 501<ref name="IndianaDemographics"/> {{increase}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 2025
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| population_total   = 494
| population_density_km2 = 541.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 1403.41
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46957
| area_code          = [[Area code 765|765]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-47592<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>
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'''Matthews''' is a town in [[Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana|Jefferson Township]], [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant County]], [[Indiana]], United States, along the [[Mississinewa River]]. The population was 494 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

[[File:Matthews Indiana CoveredBridge exterior.jpg|thumb|New Cumberland Covered Bridge]]

== History ==
Matthews was founded in 1895 and named in honor of then-governor [[Claude Matthews]]. Founders located the town near the center of the [[Trenton Gas Field]], and it was hoped that this geographically central location could become the future capital of [[Indiana]], moving it from [[Indianapolis]], which had been laid out for that specific reason less than one hundred years earlier in 1825. The plan was abandoned in 1903 when the gas field was depleted, leaving the town with a main street unusually wide for its size.

Matthews was placed near an older village called New Cumberland, founded in 1833. Now the "old town" of Matthews, the village has a wooden covered bridge, the [[Cumberland Covered Bridge]], built in 1877 which crosses the [[Mississinewa River]]. This bridge is the centerpiece of the town's annual festival and draws thousands of people every year.

=== Historic sites ===
The [[Cumberland Covered Bridge]] was built in 1877, and is {{convert|181|ft|m}} long. It was originally named the New Cumberland Bridge and was built by a man named William Parks. It was flooded {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} down the Mississinewa River in the 1913 flood. It was brought back on logs rolled by horses. The foundation was raised {{convert|33|ft|m}} and has been stable since. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1978.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Matthews has a total area of {{convert|0.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1847592
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213083154/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1847592
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Matthews is located along the [[Mississinewa River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 688
|1920= 502
|1930= 513
|1940= 468
|1950= 501
|1960= 627
|1970= 728
|1980= 745
|1990= 571
|2000= 595
|2010= 596
|2020= 494
|estimate= 501
|estyear= 2025
|estref= <ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/matthews-demographics|title=Matthews 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|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 596 people, 234 households, and 166 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1702.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|725.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 234 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the town was 40.6 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 595 people, 243 households, and 178 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|656.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 259 housing units at an average density of {{convert|285.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.84% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.17% of the population.

[[File:Matthews-indiana-from-above.jpg|thumb|left|Matthews from the west.]]

There were 243 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.9% 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 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $40,139. Males had a median income of $29,911 versus $23,214 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,283. About 4.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The town has a lending library, the Matthews 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}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://townofmatthews.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Grant County, Indiana]]