Editing Waterloo, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Waterloo, Indiana
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb]]
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| subdivision_name3  = [[Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Grant]], [[Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Smithfield]]
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| population_total   = 2116
| population_density_km2 = 387.16
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code        = 46793
| area_code          = [[Area code 260|260]]
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| blank_info         = 18-81278<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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'''Waterloo''' is a town in [[Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Grant]] and [[Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Smithfield]] townships, [[DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census.

==History==
Waterloo was laid out in 1856 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_WczAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA830 | title=History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns | publisher=Inter-State Publishing Company | year=1885 | pages=830–831}}</ref> It was likely named after [[Waterloo, Belgium|Waterloo]], in Belgium.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=339|quote=..apparently named for the Belgian village....}}</ref>

The [[Waterloo Community Mausoleum]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2014.<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140404.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=April 4, 2014|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Waterloo, Indiana, USA.jpg|thumb|left|Historic houses in Waterloo]]
According to the 2010 census, Waterloo has a total area of {{convert|1.74|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1881278
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=July 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213081704/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1881278
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

A nearly complete [[mastodon]] skeleton discovered near Waterloo in 1888 is displayed at the [[Carnegie Museum of Natural History]] in Pittsburgh.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060618224828/http://www.carnegiemnh.org/vp/history.html Mastodon skeleton]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 343
|1870= 1259
|1880= 1376
|1890= 1478
|1900= 1244
|1910= 1167
|1920= 1172
|1930= 1244
|1940= 1257
|1950= 1414
|1960= 1432
|1970= 1876
|1980= 1951
|1990= 2040
|2000= 2200
|2010= 2242
|2020= 2116
|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>
}}
[[Image:Waterloo, Indiana 1876.PNG|thumb|upright=1.5|'''Waterloo, Indiana''' from 1876 ''Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana'', Baskin, Forster, Co., Chicago.]]

===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 2,242 people, 809 households, and 577 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1288.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 942 housing units at an average density of {{convert|541.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.8% of the population.

There were 809 households, of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% 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 3.19.

The median age in the town was 31.5 years. 30% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.1% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,200 people, 832 households, and 584 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|1,466.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 898 housing units at an average density of {{convert|598.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 95.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.68% of the population.

There were 832 households, out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,831, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $35,035 versus $24,635 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,248.  About 7.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Waterloo lies in the [[Schools in DeKalb County|Dekalb County Central United School District]].  Public schools serving Waterloo are:
*Waterloo Elementary School
*DeKalb Middle School
*DeKalb High School

The town is served by the Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library, one of four public libraries in Dekalb County. It is a [[List of Carnegie libraries in Indiana|Carnegie library]] that opened in 1913.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Rail transportation==
{{see also|Waterloo (Amtrak station)}}
Waterloo is located on the old [[Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway]], and is now on the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].  The town is now served daily by two [[Amtrak]] trains: the ''[[Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)|Capitol Limited]]'' and the ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]''.

In October 2010, the Town of Waterloo received a $1.8 million grant from the federal government to build a longer platform just east of the current station, bringing it up to [[Americans with Disabilities Act|ADA]] standards, and add a canopy, lighting, and interactive signage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20101023/LOCAL/310239983|title=Gravy train for Waterloo|publisher=The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|date=October 23, 2010|access-date=October 23, 2010}}</ref> Ultimately, the platform was not built, but the grant was used to install the lighting and electronic signage, as well as a parking lot, in 2016. The previous rail depot, which was restored in 2010, was moved closer to the existing platform and reopened to Amtrak passengers.

==Media==
WINT-TV, Channel 15, which became [[WANE-TV]], [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], in 1956, began broadcasting from studios in Waterloo in 1954.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.waterlooinchamber.com/ Waterloo Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://waterlooin.gov/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050730083625/http://www.dekalb.k12.in.us/ DeKalb County Central United School District]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cotk6TQ1MeY&list=UU8JUqMVZ9917fIXaWZubeSQ/ VIDEO: Waterloo, Indiana (1937)]

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