Editing New Amsterdam, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = New Amsterdam, Indiana
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| image_caption            = New Amsterdam town hall, 2007
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]
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| subdivision_name3        = [[Washington Township, Harrison County, Indiana|Washington]]
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| population_total         = 12
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| postal_code              = 47142
| area_code                = [[Area code 812|812]]
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'''New Amsterdam''' is a [[town]] located in [[Washington Township, Harrison County, Indiana|Washington Township]], [[Harrison County, Indiana]], United States,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EmnXxZbPqcYC&dq=G.+W.+Hawes%27+Indiana+State+Gazetteer+and+Business+Directory+for+1858+and+1859%2C+Volume+1&pg=PA155|title=G. W. Hawes' Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859|first=George W.|last=Hawes|date=August 31, 1859|publisher=Geo. W. Hawes, Pub. and Proprietor}}</ref> along the [[Ohio River]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city population was 12.<ref name="Census2010">{{Cite web|last=Star|first=Indianapolis|title=New Amsterdam town, Indiana Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census|url=https://data.indystar.com/census/race-ethnicity/total-population-change/new-amsterdam-town-indiana/160-1852398/|access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Indianapolis Star|language=en}}</ref> As of the 2020 Census, New Amsterdam was the smallest city, town, or [[Census-designated place|Census Designated Place]] in the state of Indiana. River Forest was the smallest in 2010 when it had 22, but had risen to 26. New Amsterdam now officially became the smallest town in Indiana with the population being 12, down from 27 in 2010.

==History==
[[Image:NewAmsterdamGeneralStore.jpg|thumb|left|Shaffer's General Store, 2011]]
The first settlers in what became New Amsterdam were James Riley and Jacob Youstler. Starting in 1815, they lived in New Amsterdam for several years before relocating further north.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://historic.shcsc.k12.in.us/township/washingt/washingt.htm |title=Washington Township<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=February 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821035451/http://historic.shcsc.k12.in.us/TOWNSHIP/washingt/washingt.htm |archive-date=August 21, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The town was formally platted on September 19, 1815, by Jacob Funk and Samuel McAdams.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BJpuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA69 | title=Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana | publisher=Tribune Company, Printers | author=Roose, William H. | year=1911 | pages=69}}</ref>

The town relied on the Ohio River for its growth, as it was the main transportation route for migrating settlers as well as traders up and down river. Steamboats were active on the river during the 19th century and contributed to the growth of waterfront towns. In the 1860 census, New Amsterdam was the largest town in Harrison County.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}

Floods played a large part in the decline of the town. The Great [[Ohio River flood of 1937]] destroyed 75% of the structures in the town. The only original building remaining in the town is the old country store. A marker on the second story of the building shows the height of the water in the 1937 Flood.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}

Today, the town has a general store, a [[Baptists|Baptist]] church, a [[Methodism|Methodist]] church, a town hall and a cemetery.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}

== Geography ==
New Amsterdam is located at {{coord|38|6|6|N|86|16|29|W|type:city}} (38.101894, -86.274821).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  According to the 2010 census, New Amsterdam has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 80%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 20%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1852398
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085845/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1852398
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1880= 186
|1890= 172
|1900= 200
|1910= 134
|1920= 137
|1930= 101
|1940= 86
|1950= 76
|1960= 43
|1970= 32
|1980= 31
|1990= 30
|2000= 24
|2010= 27
|2020= 12
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2020 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 2020, there were 12 people and 6 occupied housing units in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|150|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8 housing units at an average density of {{convert|100|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 8% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]]. The town lost significant population between the 2010 census (27 people) and the 2020 census (12 people), passing [[River Forest, Indiana|River Forest]] as the smallest municipality in the state.

=== 2010 census ===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2010, there were 27 people, 11 households, and 8 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|337.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants}}. There were 20 housing units at an average density of {{convert|250.0|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 85.2% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 11.1% from [[Other races (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 11.1% of the population.

There were 11 households, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.75.

The median age in the town was 42.3 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 55.6% male and 44.4% female.

==Area events==
The New Amsterdam Festival, also known as Remembrance Day, was held the third Saturday of April. The final year for the festival was 2014.

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]
* [[Ohio River flood of 1937]]

==References==
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{{Harrison County, Indiana}}
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[[Category:Towns in Harrison County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Indiana populated places on the Ohio River]]