Editing Milan, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Milan, Indiana
| official_name      = Town of Milan
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_skyline      = Milan Masonic Lodge No. 31.jpg
| imagesize          = 265px
| image_caption      = Milan's historic Masonic lodge building
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| nickname           = 
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| image_map          = File:Ripley County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Milan Highlighted 1849266.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Milan in Ripley County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Franklin]], [[Washington Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Washington]]
| established_title  = 
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{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>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.24
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.02
| area_land_km2      = 5.15
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.99
| area_water_km2     = 0.09
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.03

<!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 981
| population_total   = 1823
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_density_km2 = 353.71
| population_density_sq_mi = 916.08
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47031
| area_code          = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 & 930]]
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.milan-in-gov.net/}}
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-49266<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        = 2396761<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396761}}</ref>
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[[File:Milan, Indiana.jpg|thumb|Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey]]
'''Milan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|l|ɪ|n}} {{respell|MY|lin}})<ref>{{citation |contribution-url=https://www.indystar.com/story/life/2017/11/16/youve-been-pronouncing-these-indiana-words-all-wrong/868240001/ |last=Bartner |first=Amy |author2=Justin Mack |author3=Stephen J. Beard |display-authors=1 |ref={{harvid|Bartner & al.|2017}} |contribution=How to Pronounce Hoosier Proper Nouns |date=November 16, 2017 |title=IndyStar |publisher=USA Today Network |location=[[Tysons, Virginia|Tysons]] }}.</ref> is a town in [[Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Franklin]] and [[Washington Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Washington]] townships, [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 1,899 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

[[Milan High School (Indiana)|Milan High School]] won the Indiana state [[basketball]] championship against [[Muncie Central High School]] in 1954, the victory being significant as Milan was one of the smallest towns to win a state championship in the United States at that time. The 1986 film ''[[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]]'' is based on the story of the [[1954 Milan Team]].<ref>{{cite web | title='Hoosiers'-style celebration | work=The Herald Bulletin | url=http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/peopleandplaces/local_story_152195421.html?keyword=secondarystory | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709071102/http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/peopleandplaces/local_story_152195421.html?keyword=secondarystory | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 9, 2007 | accessdate=June 2, 2006 }}</ref>

While it is often claimed that Milan is the subject of a volume of poetry, titled ''Pop. 359,'' written in 1941 by Carl Wilson under the pseudonym of Tramp Starr, that book is actually about the nearby town of [[Moores Hill]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Pop. 359 |last=Starr |first=Tramp |year=1941 |publisher=Moore-Langen}}</ref>

==History==
Milan was laid out in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Visit To Sunman and Milan, Indiana: A Travel Guide to Southern Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bBh2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT8|date=November 18, 2011|publisher=Mossy Feet Books|isbn=978-1-4661-1079-3|page=8|via=Google Books}}</ref> The town, like its predecessor [[Old Milan, Indiana|Old Milan]], was named after [[Milan]] in Italy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.milan-in-gov.net/about.html | title=About Us | publisher=Town of Milan, IN | accessdate=November 30, 2015}}</ref>

[[Milan Masonic Lodge No. 31]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130118.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=January 18, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Milan has a total area of {{convert|1.98|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.48%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.52%) is water.<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1849266 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=July 17, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060030/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1849266 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 106
|1890= 318
|1900= 422
|1910= 557
|1920= 718
|1930= 877
|1940= 1000
|1950= 1014
|1960= 1174
|1970= 1260
|1980= 1566
|1990= 1529
|2000= 1816
|2010= 1899
|2020= 1823
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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 2010 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> there were 1,899 people, 706 households and 476 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|973.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. There were 795 housing units at an average density of {{convert|407.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial make-up of the town was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]] and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 706 households, of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age was 36.7 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 25.7% were from 25 to 44, 21.5% were from 45 to 64 and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the town was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,816 people, 693 households and 460 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|955.2|/sqmi}}. There were 768 housing units at an average density of {{convert|404.0 |/sqmi}}. The racial make-up of the town was 98.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] and 0.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 693 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.13.

27.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64 and 17.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The [[median household income]] was $36,066 and the median family income was $41,435. Males had a median income of $31,512 and females $22,244. The [[per capita income]] was $16,191. About 7.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Milan Community Schools]]<!--UNI 6630--> school district,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18137_ripley/DC20SD_C18137.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ripley County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18137_ripley/DC20SD_C18137_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> which has three schools - Milan Elementary, Milan Middle and [[Milan High School (Indiana)|Milan High School]]. The corporation was a 2006 Indiana Department of Education Exemplary Progress School Corporation.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Milan has a [[public library]], a branch of the Osgood Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.osgoodlibrary.org/milan/ | title=Milan branch | publisher=Osgood Public Library | accessdate=March 14, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174741/http://www.osgoodlibrary.org/milan/ | archive-date=March 14, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[The Grascals#Jamie Johnson|Jamie Johnson]] - member of the [[Grascals]]
*[[William Jordan (actor)|William Jordan]] - actor and member of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team.  
*[[Bobby Plump]] - member of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team; author; restaurateur.  
*[[Gene White (basketball)|Gene White]] - member of the 1954 Milan High School Indiana State Championship basketball team.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.milan-in-gov.net/}}
* [http://www.milan54.org Milan '54 Museum, Inc.]
* [http://www.milan.k12.in.us Milan High School]

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