Editing Sellersburg, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Town of Sellersburg
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_blank_emblem = Logo of Sellersburg, Indiana.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Proud of our past, in touch with the future"<ref name="Sellersburg Indiana">{{cite web|url= http://www.sellersburg.org/|title= Sellersburg Indiana|publisher= Sellersburg Indiana |accessdate= September 29, 2012}}</ref>
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| image_map          = File:Clark County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sellersburg Highlighted 1868670.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of Sellersburg in Clark County, Indiana.
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| 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  = [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana|Silver Creek]], [[Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana|Carr]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Town Council]]
| leader_title       = Councilmen
| leader_name        = Scott Mcvoy, Randall Mobley, Brad Amos, Terry Langford, Matthew Czarnecki<ref name="town-council">{{cite web |title=Town Council |url=https://sellersburg.org/government/town-council/ |website=sellersburg.org |access-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129185313/https://sellersburg.org/government/town-council/ |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = Town Manager
| leader_name1       = Charlie Smith <ref>{{cite web | url=https://sellersburg.org/government/town-administration/ |title=Sellesburg Town Administration}}</ref>
| 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      = 19.20
| area_water_km2     = 0.16
| area_total_km2     = 19.35
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.47
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.41
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.06
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
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| population_total   = 9310
| population_density_km2 = 485.01
| population_density_sq_mi = 1256.24
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 515
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|23|13|N|85|45|27|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47172
| area_code          = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 & 930]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-68670<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        = 2396911<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396911}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.sellersburg.org/}}
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
}}

'''Sellersburg''' is a town located within [[Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana|Silver Creek]] and [[Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana|Carr]] Townships, [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]], [[Indiana]], United States. It had a population of 9,310 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Sellersburg is located along [[Interstate 65 in Indiana|Interstate 65]], about 15 minutes north of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]].

==History==
Sellersburg takes its name from its founder, Moses Sellers, who laid out the town in 1846.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhisto00inchic | title=Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana | publisher=Chicago Printing Company | year=1889 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhisto00inchic/page/26 26]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5707|title= Profile for Sellersburg, Indiana, IN|publisher= ePodunk|accessdate= September 29, 2012}}</ref> Sellersburg was incorporated in 1890.<ref name="Sellersburg Indiana"/> The first post office at Sellersburg was established in 1854, at which time the name was spelled Sellersburgh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clark&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Clark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=August 30, 2014}}</ref>

Silver Creek High School's boys' basketball team won the 2019 and 2021 IHSAA 3-A state championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Creek boys basketball wins second state championship |url=https://www.wdrb.com/sports/silver-creek-boys-basketball-wins-second-state-championship/article_6e662e50-94cb-11eb-8913-3349d4f2e3f7.html |website=www.wdrb.com |access-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403225712/https://www.wdrb.com/sports/silver-creek-boys-basketball-wins-second-state-championship/article_6e662e50-94cb-11eb-8913-3349d4f2e3f7.html |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]] |date=April 3, 2021}}</ref>

Silver Creek High School's Boys' Baseball team won the 2023 IHSAA 3-A state championship.

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Sellersburg has a total area of {{convert|7.47|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.19%) is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.8%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868670
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085430/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868670
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 169
|1890= 508
|1900= 761
|1910= 676
|1920= 915
|1930= 1050
|1940= 1121
|1950= 1664
|1960= 2679
|1970= 3177
|1980= 3211
|1990= 5745
|2000= 6071
|2010= 6128
|2020= 9310
|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 6,128 people, 2,443 households, and 1,697 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1555.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,595 housing units at an average density of {{convert|658.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.5% of the population.

There were 2,443 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the town was 38 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,072 people, 2,407 households, and 1,757 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,515.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|632.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.04% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races.

There were 2,407 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,832, and the median income for a family was $46,512. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $21,974 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,648. About 4.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Silver Creek School Corporation operates a primary, elementary, middle, and high school in Sellersburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Creek School Corporation |url=https://www.scsc.school/ |website=www.scsc.school |access-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225042159/https://www.scsc.school/ |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

Silver Creek School Corporation was created after the West Clark Community School board voted unanimously to permit the divorce of Silver Creek schools from the district on November 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sayers |first1=Justin |title=West Clark heads into 'uncharted territory' after vote to secede Silver Creek schools |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/indiana/2017/11/10/west-clark-secedes-silver-creek-schools/851594001/ |website=[[Courier Journal]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>

Sellersburg has a public library, a branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://charlestown.boundless.ly/?page_id=23 | title=Locations | publisher=Charlestown-Clark County Public Library | accessdate=March 4, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173351/http://charlestown.boundless.ly/?page_id=23 | archive-date=March 4, 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref> A campus of Ivy Tech Community College is also located in Sellersburg.

==Politics==
In December 2021, local residents of Sellersburg formed a grassroots political movement called "Keep Sellersburg Small" in response to rapid growth, commercialization, and development of multi-family housing in the area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schipper |first1=Joel |title=Grassroots effort begins to 'Keep Sellersburg small' |url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/grassroots-effort-begins-to-keep-sellersburg-small/article_4bb4ab30-8150-11ec-8537-afd37de362d1.html |website=www.wdrb.com |access-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130023644/https://www.wdrb.com/news/grassroots-effort-begins-to-keep-sellersburg-small/article_4bb4ab30-8150-11ec-8537-afd37de362d1.html |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |language=en |date=January 29, 2022}}</ref> Many residents have complained about excessive traffic due to these issues and have called on the Town Council of Sellersburg<ref name="town-council" /> to limit the growth.

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
In the early 1980s the [[Clark Regional Airport]] was constructed, a regional airport supporting small and mid-size aircraft.

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
{{See also|List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area}}

* [[Will Kimmel]] - NASCAR and ARCA driver
* [[Trey Kaufman-Renn]] - Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Player

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.sellersburg.org/ Town of Sellersburg, Indiana website]

{{Clark County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Clark County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]
[[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1846]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in Indiana]]