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Mooresville, Indiana
Mooresville Government Center, formerly a Methodist church
Mooresville Government Center, formerly a Methodist church
Nickname(s): 
"Home of the State Flag"
Location of Mooresville in Morgan County, Indiana.
Location of Mooresville in Morgan County, Indiana.
Country United States
State Indiana
County Morgan
Township Brown
Area
 • Total 6.76 sq mi (17.52 km2)
 • Land 6.71 sq mi (17.37 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
718 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 9,411
 • Density 1,403.37/sq mi (541.88/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46158
Area code(s) 317, 463
FIPS code 18-50976
GNIS feature ID 439412
Website http://mooresville.in.gov/

Mooresville is a town in Brown Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 9,326.

History

Mooresville was founded in 1824 by Samuel Moore, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Mooresville since 1826.

The Mooresville Commercial Historic District, Mooresville Friends Academy Building, and Mooresville Gymnasium are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Mooresville has a total area of 6.34 square miles (16.42 km2), of which 6.28 square miles (16.27 km2) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.95%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850 550
1860 780 41.8%
1870 1,229 57.6%
1880 864 −29.7%
1890 891 3.1%
1900 974 9.3%
1910 1,608 65.1%
1920 1,781 10.8%
1930 1,910 7.2%
1940 1,979 3.6%
1950 2,264 14.4%
1960 3,856 70.3%
1970 5,800 50.4%
1980 5,349 −7.8%
1990 5,541 3.6%
2000 9,273 67.4%
2010 9,326 0.6%
2020 9,411 0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
Mooresville, Indiana
Downtown Mooresville

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,326 people, 3,715 households, and 2,558 families living in the town. The population density was 1,482.7 inhabitants per square mile (572.5/km2). There were 3,930 housing units at an average density of 624.8 per square mile (241.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 3,715 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the town was 38.6 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

Neighboring communities


Education

Mooresville Friends Academy Building
Mooresville Friends Academy Building

Mooresville schools are part of the Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation.

Elementary schools

  • Northwood Elementary
  • Newby Memorial Elementary
  • Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
  • North Madison Elementary
  • Waverly Elementary.

Middle school

  • Paul Hadley Middle School, named after the designer of the Indiana State Flag.

High school

  • Mooresville High School.

Private school

  • Mooresville Christian Academy, founded in 1975.

Mooresville Friends Academy

The Mooresville school system began with the Friends Academy, which was built in 1861. The Academy Building, one of the first high schools in the state of Indiana, was a boarding school with students renting rooms from area residents. The school building sits on the Newby Memorial Elementary School campus, has been restored, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building now serves as a local history museum as well as the offices of the Community Foundation of Morgan County, Inc. Also on the Newby campus is the "old Newby gym" or the "Newby Dome." The gym was built in the early 1900s with help from Mooresville residents who each contributed $100 to help build the facility. The campus also includes the Mooresville Veterans Memorial, which honors Mooresville's fallen soldiers from World War I and beyond. The Memorial also honors Sammy Lee Davis, who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam. Davis is known as "The Real Forrest Gump" since his Vietnam story is mirrored in the movie Forrest Gump and his Medal of Honor ceremony footage is used in the movie.

Public library

The town has a lending library, the Mooresville Public Library.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Mooresville is served by Indiana State Road 67. Indiana State Road 42 & Indiana State Road 144 End at SR 67 in Southern Mooresville.

Due to the recent redesign of the Indianapolis International Airport, Mooresville is actually closer to the airport's new passenger terminal (11.5 miles by road, according to Google Maps) than downtown Indianapolis is (14.8 miles).

Notable people

  • William G. Bray, Republican, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1950 and served from the 82nd to 93rd Congress.
  • John Dillinger, gangster and bank robber.
  • Paul Hadley, designer of the Indiana State Flag.
  • Julia D. Nelson, elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1921, the first woman elected to the Indiana General Assembly.
  • Amos Rusie, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • Nan Whaley, mayor of Dayton, Ohio

See also

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