Editing Patriot, Indiana

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|official_name            = Patriot, Indiana
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana|Posey]]
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|population_total         = 201
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|postal_code              = 47038
|area_code                = [[Area code 812|812]]
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'''Patriot''' is a town in [[Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana|Posey Township]], [[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]], along the [[Ohio River]]. The population was 209 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

[[File:Patriot, Indiana.jpg|thumb|Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.]]

==Geography==
Patriot is the easternmost settlement in Indiana.

According to the 2010 census, Patriot has a total area of {{convert|0.26|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 84.62%) is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 15.38%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1858392
  |title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=2015-07-17
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071434/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1858392
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==History==
Patriot was originally called '''Troy''', and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1812.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cottman|first=George Streibe|title=Indiana Magazine of History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gdkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA154|year=1916|page=154}}</ref> The Patriot post office has been in operation since 1827.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Switzerland&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Switzerland County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref>

Patriot has suffered several calamities in its history. A 1924 fire destroyed a large portion of its downtown. The town was again devastated in the [[Ohio River flood of 1937]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RXQgqekmP2AC&dq=rising+sun+indiana&pg=PA15 | title=Indiana | publisher=Globe Pequot | date=Mar 1, 2001 | accessdate=16 October 2013 | author=Wissing, Douglas | pages=15| isbn=9781560449065 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 467
|1890= 434
|1900= 408
|1910= 340
|1920= 289
|1930= 288
|1940= 257
|1950= 315
|1960= 277
|1970= 216
|1980= 265
|1990= 190
|2000= 202
|2010= 209
|2020= 201
|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 209 people, 76 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|950.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|422.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 76 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the town was 42.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 34% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.1% male and 45.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 202 people, 73 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|906.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 108 housing units at an average density of {{convert|484.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.50% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 73 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $29,135 versus $26,071 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,866. About 6.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

==Notable people ==
* [[M. Catherine Allen]] – [[Shakers|Shaker]]; member of the Central Shaker Ministry and historian<ref name="Paterwic2008">{{cite book|author=Stephen J. Paterwic|title=Historical Dictionary of the Shakers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQhY03JJvTAC&pg=PA157|date=11 August 2008|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6255-5|pages=157–}}</ref>
* [[Lydia Moss Bradley]] – Philanthropist and founder of [[Bradley University]]
* [[Elwood Mead]] – head of the [[United States Bureau of Reclamation]] from 1924 to 1936
* [[Augusta Stevenson]] – author of children's literature

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

==References==
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{{Switzerland County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Switzerland County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Indiana populated places on the Ohio River]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1812]]
[[Category:1812 establishments in Indiana Territory]]