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Mount Summit, Indiana
Location of Mount Summit in Henry County, Indiana.
Location of Mount Summit in Henry County, Indiana.
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
 (2020)
 • 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
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.

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
  • Indiana 3.svg State Road 3

Who Lives in Mount Summit?

This section shares information about the people living in Mount Summit over the years.

Historical population
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%
U.S. Decennial Census

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.

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