Editing Milton, Indiana

{{For|the community in Ohio County|Milton, Ohio County, Indiana}}
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'''Milton''' is a town in [[Washington Township, Wayne County, Indiana|Washington Township]], [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 455 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Milton was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1824.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time | publisher=R. Clarke & Company | author=Young, Andrew White | year=1872 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historywaynecou00youngoog/page/n389 325]}}</ref> The community was named for the presence of several watermills in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5544 | title=Profile for Milton, IN | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=July 7, 2016}}</ref>

The Milton post office has been in operation since 1825.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wayne&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Wayne County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 7, 2016}}</ref>
The Milton post office is currently open after repairs were made to the premises after an arson fire.

By 1826, Milton had a population of nearly 200.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8oUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA722 | title=History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2 | publisher=Inter-State Publishing Company | year=1884 | pages=722}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Milton has a total area of {{convert|0.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1849860
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065130/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1849860
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 765
|1870= 823
|1880= 855
|1890= 742
|1900= 682
|1910= 601
|1920= 580
|1930= 612
|1940= 646
|1950= 752
|1960= 700
|1970= 694
|1980= 729
|1990= 634
|2000= 611
|2010= 490
|2020= 455
|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 490 people, 197 households, and 136 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1814.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 227 housing units at an average density of {{convert|840.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.2% 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 197 households, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 10.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the town was 40.2 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 611 people, 235 households, and 173 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,251.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 244 housing units at an average density of {{convert|899.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 235 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,167, and the median income for a family was $36,635. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $18,036 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,131. About 10.2% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Mary Jane Coggeshall]], suffragist
*[[Thomas J. Graves]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Glenn Liebhardt (1900s pitcher)|Glenn Liebhardt]], baseball player
*[[Phil Pflum]], former politician, farmer, manufacturing manager
*[[John James Piatt]], poet and writer
*[[Abraham Shortridge]], First Superintendent of Indianapolis Public School System, Second President of Purdue University

==See also==
* [[Whitewater Canal]]

==References==
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{{Wayne County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Wayne County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1824]]
[[Category:1824 establishments in Indiana]]