Mount Summit, Indiana facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mount Summit, Indiana
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Location of Mount Summit in Henry County, Indiana.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Henry |
| Township | Prairie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 342 |
| • Density | 1,781.25/sq mi (689.22/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
47361
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| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-51714 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396792 |
| Website | http://www.heartcreators.net/mtsummit/ |
Mount Summit is a small town located in Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana, USA. In 2010, about 352 people lived there.
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A Look Back: Mount Summit's History
Mount Summit was officially planned and marked out in 1854. It got its name because it's located on a high piece of land. "Summit" means the highest point. People in Mount Summit have been able to send and receive mail from their own post office since 1869.
Where is Mount Summit?
Mount Summit is a small town. According to information from 2010, the town covers an area of about 0.19 square miles (0.50 square kilometers). All of this area is land.
Roads and Travel
You can reach Mount Summit by a few important roads:
US 36
State Road 3
Who Lives in Mount Summit?
This section shares information about the people living in Mount Summit over the years.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 108 | — | |
| 1880 | 200 | 85.2% | |
| 1890 | 231 | 15.5% | |
| 1910 | 193 | — | |
| 1920 | 274 | 42.0% | |
| 1930 | 274 | 0.0% | |
| 1940 | 265 | −3.3% | |
| 1950 | 295 | 11.3% | |
| 1960 | 424 | 43.7% | |
| 1970 | 395 | −6.8% | |
| 1980 | 357 | −9.6% | |
| 1990 | 238 | −33.3% | |
| 2000 | 313 | 31.5% | |
| 2010 | 352 | 12.5% | |
| 2020 | 342 | −2.8% | |
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Mount Summit's Population in 2010
The census is like a big count of all the people living in an area. In 2010, the census showed that 352 people lived in Mount Summit. These people lived in 139 different homes.
There were about 1,852 people per square mile (715 people per square kilometer). There were also 152 houses, with about 800 houses per square mile (309 houses per square kilometer).
Most of the people in town (97.2%) were White. A small number were Native American (0.3%), or from other races (0.6%). About 2.0% of the people were from two or more races. People who identified as Hispanic or Latino made up 2.3% of the population.
Homes and Families
Out of the 139 homes in Mount Summit:
- 36.0% had children under 18 living there.
- 51.1% were married couples living together.
- 12.9% had a female head of the house with no husband.
- 5.0% had a male head of the house with no wife.
- 30.9% were not families (like single people living alone).
About 27.3% of all homes had just one person living there. About 8.6% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. The average number of people in each home was 2.53, and the average family had 3.04 people.
Age in Mount Summit
The average age of people in Mount Summit in 2010 was 42.1 years old.
- 25% of residents were under 18 years old.
- 7.2% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 21.9% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 32.5% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- 13.6% were 65 years old or older.
When it came to gender, 50.6% of the population was male, and 49.4% was female.
See also
- In Spanish: Mount Summit (Indiana) para niños
