Editing Wingate, Indiana

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'''Wingate''', formerly known as "Pleasant Hill",<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Andreas
 | first = Alfred Theodore
 | title = Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana
 | year = 1876
 | publisher = Baskin, Forster & Company
 | location = Chicago
 | chapter = Montgomery County
 }}</ref> is a town in [[Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana|Coal Creek Township]], [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 237 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Wingate was platted as "Pleasant Hill" by Christian Bever in 1832.<ref>''History of Montgomery County, Indiana: with personal sketches of representative citizens''. pg 505</ref> In the late 1890s and early 1900s  the town's name was briefly changed to "Whitlock" on the map. While the town's name was originally changed from Pleasant Hill to avoid confusion with another town called Pleasant Hill on the rail line, the name was changed from Wingate to Whitlock to appease the discontent of John C Wingate's political adversaries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IJ19011209.1.8&srpos=1&e=-------en-20-IJ-1--txt-txIN-Wingate++Whitlock+------ | title=Indianapolis Journal 9 December 1901 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=CVR18890518.1.2&srpos=10&e=------188-en-20--1--txt-txIN-Wingate+Whitlock------ | title=Crawfordsville Review 18 May 1889 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program }}</ref> The town was eventually renamed the town in honor of prominent townsperson John C. Wingate.

===Sports heritage===
Signage on the north and south ends of town (shown right) along [[Indiana State Road 25]] boast that, following the first Indiana State Basketball Championships that were held in 1911, the Wingate team was the first to win back-to-back championships in 1913 and 1914.<ref>{{Cite web|title = IHSAA Boys Basketball State Champions|url = http://www.ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Basketball/StateChampions/tabid/124/Default.aspx|website = www.ihsaa.org|access-date = December 3, 2015}}</ref> The same sign also mentions that Wingate produced four [[Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductees—Homer Stonebraker,<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/homer-stonebraker/?back=HallofFame
  |title=Homer Stonebraker
  |publisher=Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
  |access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> Jesse Wood,<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/jesse-wood/?back=HallofFame
  |title=Jesse Wood
  |publisher=Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
  |access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> Lee Thorn<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/lee-thorn/?back=HallofFame
  |title=Lee Thorn
  |publisher=Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
  |access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> and Alonzo Goldsberry<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/alonzo-goldsberry/?back=HallofFame
  |title=Alonzo Goldsberry
  |publisher=Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
  |access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref>—and two football hall of famers. The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted a fifth player, Forest Crane, in 2013.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.hoopshall.com/hall-of-fame/john-forest-crainie-crane/?back=HallofFame
  |title=John Forest "Crainie" Crane
  |publisher=Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
  |access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> Wingate was the site of the first electric basketball scoreboard; it was invented in 1935 by two local men, Lee Haxton and Roy Meharry.<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.bhpinc.org/the-indiana-basketball-heritage-trail/
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707000404/http://bhpinc.org/the-indiana-basketball-heritage-trail/
  |url-status=usurped
  |archive-date=July 7, 2015
  |title=The Indiana Basketball Heritage Trail: Where Hoosier Hysteria Began
  |publisher=Basketball Heritage Project
  |access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Map of Wingate, Indiana.svg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Map of Wingate]]
[[Image:Wingate Indiana aerial looking northwest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Aerial view looking to the northwest]]

Wingate is located at the intersection of [[Indiana State Road 25]] and [[Indiana State Road 55]] in the northwest corner of Montgomery County, approximately {{convert|13|mi}} northwest of [[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]], the [[county seat]]. Wingate is the southern terminus of [[Indiana State Road 55|State Road 55]], which runs northwest out of town, leading {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Newtown, Indiana|Newtown]]. SR 25 leads south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Waynetown, Indiana|Waynetown]] and northeast {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Wingate has a total area of {{convert|0.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Government==
Currently the town utilizes a three-member town board and a town clerk.  These are elected positions.  The town appoints a maintenance superintendent and a town marshal.  The maintenance person is responsible for signage, road condition, sewers, and water.  The town marshal is charged with enforcing town ordinance, state and local law.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 457
|1910= 446
|1920= 464
|1930= 408
|1940= 380
|1950= 400
|1960= 431
|1970= 437
|1980= 373
|1990= 275
|2000= 299
|2010= 263
|2020= 237
|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>
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===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 263 people, 114 households, and 76 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1195.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 128 housing units at an average density of {{convert|581.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 114 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.

The median age in the town was 44.4 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
[[Image:Wingate, Indiana town hall.png|thumb|upright=0.6|left|The Wingate town hall and water tower]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 299 people, 126 households, and 82 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,086.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 146 housing units at an average density of {{convert|530.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.33% of the population.

There were 126 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,123. About 15.9% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.7% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
[[North Montgomery School Corporation]] serves Wingate.<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st18_in/c18107_montgomery/DC10SD_C18107_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Montgomery County, IN]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on November 26, 2016.</ref> Elementary students are zoned to Pleasant Hill Elementary School.<ref>"[http://www.nm.k12.in.us/info/location?tmpl=component&print=1&page= About Us]" ([https://archive.today/20161225110341/http://www.nm.k12.in.us/info/location?tmpl=component&print=1&page= Archive]). [[North Montgomery School Corporation]]. Retrieved on December 25, 2016. See attendance boundary map on the page.</ref> Secondary school students attend Northridge Middle School and [[North Montgomery High School]].

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
Image:Wingate, Indiana calaboose.png|The historic 1898 calaboose
Image:Wingate-tower.jpg|Buildings along Vine Street
Image:Wingate-water-works.jpg|The water works
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hoopshall.com/magazine/crowe.html Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame]

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