Editing Monterey, Indiana

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|official_name            = Monterey, Indiana
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|image_caption            = Former [[Erie Railroad]] depot, with platform remnants and old right-of-way yet visible
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|population_total         = 182
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|postal_code              = 46960
|area_code                = [[Area code 574|574]]
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'''Monterey''' is a town in [[Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana|Tippecanoe Township]], [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 182 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Monterey was first called Buena Vista, and under the latter name was laid out in 1849.<ref name="Willis 70">{{cite book|last=Willis|first=Wanda Lou|title=More Haunted Hoosier Trails: Folklore from Indiana's Spookiest Places|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9Z9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA70|date=9 October 2013|publisher=Emmis Books|isbn=978-1-57860-182-0|page=70}}</ref> The present name commemorates the [[Battle of Monterrey]].<ref name="Willis 70" /> A post office called Monterey has been in operation since 1851.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pulaski | title=Pulaski County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref>

The [[Monterey Bandstand]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20120622.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2012-06-22|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/11/12 through 6/15/12 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Monterey is located along the [[Tippecanoe River]].<ref>{{cite book| title= Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1998 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-211-0 |pages= 20}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Monterey has a total area of {{convert|0.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1850616
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=2015-07-17
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213051825/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1850616
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 210
|1880= 144
|1890= 226
|1900= 261
|1910= 260
|1920= 304
|1930= 283
|1940= 288
|1950= 250
|1960= 278
|1970= 268
|1980= 236
|1990= 230
|2000= 231
|2010= 218
|2020= 182
|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=2012-12-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 218 people, 85 households, and 51 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1211.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|561.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.6% of the population.

There were 85 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.24.

The median age in the town was 35 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.3% male and 47.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 231 people, 90 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,353.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|603.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.03% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.30% from two or more races.

There were 90 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,779, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $18,182 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,479. About 6.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.9% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The town has a lending library, the Monterey-Tippecanoe Township Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | accessdate=14 March 2018 | archive-date=18 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207012053/http://www.pulaski-libraries.lib.in.us/Monterey/index.html Monterey-Tippecanoe Township Public Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090416052545/http://www.culver.k12.in.us/mes.html Monterey Elementary School]

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