Editing Patoka, Indiana

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Patoka, Indiana
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Patoka, Indiana.jpg
|imagesize                = 290px
|image_caption            = 
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map = File:Gibson County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Patoka Highlighted 1858320.svg
|mapsize                  = 250x200px
|map_caption              = Location of Patoka in Gibson County, Indiana.
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             =

<!-- Location -->
|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        = [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana|White River]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|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            = 3.09
|area_water_km2           = 0.04
|area_total_km2           = 3.13
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.21
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.19
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 706
|population_density_km2   = 228.61
|population_density_sq_mi = 592.28
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 404
|coordinates              = {{coord|38|24|03|N|87|35|15|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 47666
|area_code                = [[Area code 812|812, 930]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-58320<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              = 2396850<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396850}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
}}
'''Patoka''' is the fourth largest town and sixth largest community in [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 735 at the 2010 census.

==History==
Patoka was laid out and [[plat]]ted in 1813.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l1E0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA372 | title=History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Stormont, Gil R. | year=1914 | pages=372}}</ref> The town's name comes from an Indian word meaning "log on bottom", on account of the many muddy logs at the bottom of the river.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OlQ0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA14 | title=History of Gibson County, Indiana | publisher=Cook & McDowell Publications | author=Peattie, Elia Wilkinson | year=1897 | pages=14}}</ref> The Patoka post office was established in 1833.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Gibson&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Gibson County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=September 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Patoka has a total area of {{convert|1.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.25%) is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.75%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1858320
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 17, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213084933/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1858320
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 99
|1860= 409
|1870= 844
|1880= 775
|1890= 729
|1900= 710
|1910= 657
|1920= 673
|1930= 634
|1940= 569
|1950= 626
|1960= 579
|1970= 529
|1980= 832
|1990= 704
|2000= 749
|2010= 735
|2020= 706
|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 735 people, 295 households, and 215 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|656.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 344 housing units at an average density of {{convert|307.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 295 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% 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 2.88.

The median age in the town was 41.4 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 53.5% male and 46.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 749 people, 308 households, and 217 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,064.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 338 housing units at an average density of {{convert|480.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 308 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $40,227. Males had a median income of $33,636 versus $18,681 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,587. About 9.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Residents are in [[North Gibson School Corporation]]<!--UNI 07770-->.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18051_gibson/DC20SD_C18051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gibson County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18051_gibson/DC20SD_C18051_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Prior to 1963, students were zoned to Patoka High School. That year, it merged into White River High School, which had the school colors as red, white, and blue and the mascots as the Little Giants. In 1965, that school in turn merged into [[Princeton Community High School]]. Nathan Blackford of ''[[Evansville Living]]'' described White River High as "Possibly the shortest-lived high school of the consolidation era" as many school districts and schools in 1960s Indiana were merging with one another.<ref>{{cite web|last= Blackford|first=Nathan|url=https://www.evansvilleliving.com/schools-out-forever/|title=School's Out Forever|magazine=[[Evansville Living]]|place=[[Evansville, Indiana]]|date=2014-07-15|access-date=2024-06-12}}</ref>

==References==
<references />

{{Gibson County, Indiana}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:1813 establishments in Indiana Territory]]
[[Category:Towns in Gibson County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Evansville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Communities of Southwestern Indiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1813]]