Editing McCordsville, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = McCordsville, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Mccordsville, Indiana.jpg
| imagesize          = 290px
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| image_seal         = McCordsvilleINseal.png
| image_map          = File:Hancock County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas McCordsville Highlighted 1845648.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of McCordsville in Hancock 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  = [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana|Vernon]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Town manager]]
| leader_name        = Tim Gropp{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Platted
| established_date   = 1865
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1988
| 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
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_land_km2      = 18.50
| area_water_km2     = 0.15
| area_total_km2     = 18.65
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.20
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.14
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.06

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 8592
| population_density_km2 = 459.62
| population_density_sq_mi = 1190.40
| 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       = 850
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|52|50|N|85|55|08|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46055
| area_code          = [[Area code 317|317]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-45648<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        = 2396744<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396744}}</ref>
| website            = http://www.mccordsville.org/
| footnotes          = 
}}
[[File:McCordsville Town Hall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Photo of the McCordsville Town Hall]]
'''McCordsville''' is a town in [[Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana|Vernon Township]], [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The town is a fast-growing suburb of [[Indianapolis]] with an estimated population of 8,592 in 2020.

==History==
McCordsville was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1865.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog | title=History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882 | publisher=King & Binford | author=Binford, John H. | year=1882 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyhancockc01binfgoog/page/n349 330]}}</ref> It was named for one or more members of the McCord family.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n223 206]|quote=...and named for the local McCord family, who had a store here.}}</ref> McCordsville was incorporated in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About McCordsville |url=http://downtownmccordsville.com/mccordsville/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Downtown McCordsville |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, McCordsville has a total area of {{convert|4.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.7|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.79%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.21%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1845648
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053700/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1845648
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 168
|1880= 180
|1990= 684
|2000= 1134
|2010= 4797
|2020= 8503
|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 4,797 people, 1,653 households, and 1,322 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1020.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of {{convert|365.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 83.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.4% of the population.

There were 1,653 households, of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.26.

The median age in the town was 32.7 years. 32.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 34.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> in 2000, there were 1,134 people, 381 households, and 324 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|354.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 409 housing units at an average density of {{convert|127.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 381 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were [[Marriage|Married Couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $68,750, and the median income for a family was $77,000. Males had a median income of $52,450 versus $34,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,250. None of the population or families were below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
The Geist Montessori Academy, a public charter school, is located in McCordsville.<ref name="Indiana Department of Education">[http://compass.doe.in.gov/Dashboard.aspx?view=CORP&val=9665&desc= Geist Montessori Academy], Retrieved February 20, 2011</ref> The Indiana public school system that serves the town is the [[Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mccordsville.org/ Town of McCordsville, Indiana website]

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