Editing Versailles, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Versailles, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| image_blank_emblem = VersaillesINlogo.png
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| image_skyline      = Ripley County Courthouse, Versailles, IN (48467495751).jpg
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| image_caption      = Ripley County Courthouse in Versailles is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ripley County, Indiana|National Register of Historic Places]]
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| map_caption        = Location of Versailles in Ripley County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Johnson Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Johnson]]
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| 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
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| area_land_km2      = 4.06
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| area_total_km2     = 4.06
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.57
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.57
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 2184
| population_density_km2 = 537.44
| population_density_sq_mi = 1391.97
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 984
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|03|48|N|85|15|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 47042
| area_code          = [[Area code 812|812]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-78974<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| website            = [http://townofversailles.com/ Town of Versailles]
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'''Versailles''' {{IPAc-en|v|ər|ˈ|s|eɪ|l|z}} is a town in [[Johnson Township, Ripley County, Indiana|Johnson Township]], [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 2,113 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. The town is the [[county seat]] of Ripley County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

==History==
It was decided in 1818 a county seat should be located at Versailles.<ref>{{cite book|author=Wanda Lou Willis|title=More Haunted Hoosier Trails: Folklore from Indiana's Spookiest Places|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9Z9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA186|date=October 9, 2013|publisher=Emmis Books|isbn=978-1-57860-182-0|page=186}}</ref> The town of Versailles was laid out in 1819.<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles W. Cady|title=The Indiana annual register and pocket manual for the year 1845: containing the names and residences of all judges and clerks of courts, prosecuting attorneys, recorders, auditors, ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W4gSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA138|year=1846|publisher=Printed by E. Chamberlain|page=138}}</ref> It was named after the [[Palace of Versailles]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n309 310]}}</ref>

A post office has been in operation at Versailles since 1823.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Ripley&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Ripley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=November 30, 2015}}</ref>

The [[Ripley County Courthouse (Indiana)|Ripley County Courthouse]], [[Fernando G. Taylor House]], [[Tyson United Methodist Church]], and [[Versailles School and Tyson Auditorium]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Versailles has a total area of {{convert|1.51|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1878974
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041417/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1878974
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>
[[Laughery Creek]] is the major stream in the area, and was dammed in 1954 to form 230-acre Versailles Lake, within the [[Versailles State Park]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 412
|1870= 495
|1880= 455
|1890= 421
|1900= 501
|1910= 486
|1920= 413
|1930= 523
|1940= 582
|1950= 886
|1960= 1158
|1970= 1080
|1980= 1560
|1990= 1791
|2000= 1784
|2010= 2113
|2020= 2184
|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|access-date=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]]|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,113 people, 874 households, and 538 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1399.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 999 housing units at an average density of {{convert|661.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population.

There were 874 households, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.4% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95.
[[File:Fernando G. Taylor House, Versailles, IN (48467642797).jpg|thumb|left|Fernando G. Taylor House in Versailles]]

The median age in the town was 37.9 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,784 people, 746 households, and 492 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,168.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 803 housing units at an average density of {{convert|526.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.82% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 746 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,144, and the median income for a family was $41,442. Males had a median income of $31,607 versus $22,237 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,352. About 8.3% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[South Ripley Community School Corporation]].<!--UNI 10530--><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18137_ripley/DC20SD_C18137.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ripley County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18137_ripley/DC20SD_C18137_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Most students in Versailles attend [https://web.archive.org/web/20121129201001/http://www.sripley.k12.in.us/elementary-school South Ripley Elementary School] for grades K through 6 and [[South Ripley Junior/Senior High School]] for grades 7 through 12.

The town has a lending library, the Tyson Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=March 14, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Amos W. Jackson]] (1904–1972), judge and resident of Versailles<ref name="Eliason">{{cite web |last1=Eliason |first1=Laura |title=Collection: Amos Wade Jackson collection |url=https://archives.isl.lib.in.us/repositories/2/resources/781 |website=Indiana State Library Manuscripts Catalog |publisher=Indiana State Library |access-date=April 19, 2020 |date=February 2019}}</ref>
*[[Rowland H. Jackson]] (1872–1957), politician and resident of Versailles<ref name="Eliason"/>
* [[Harry Wheeler]], 19th Century baseball player

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://townofversailles.com/ Town of Versailles]

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