Winchester, Indiana facts for kids
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Winchester
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| City of Winchester | |
Randolph County Courthouse and veterans' monument in downtown Winchester
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| Nickname(s):
Dub – C (WC), Sugar Cream Pie Capital
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Location of Winchester in Randolph County, Indiana.
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Birds-eye view of Winchester
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Randolph |
| Township | White River |
| Named for | Winchester, Hampshire |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.47 sq mi (8.99 km2) |
| • Land | 3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,843 |
| • Density | 1,400.12/sq mi (540.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
47394
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| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-84752 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397335 |
Winchester is a city in White River Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The city is the county seat of Randolph County. The population was 4,935 at the 2010 census. It is the home of Winchester Speedway.
History
Winchester was laid out in 1818 as the county seat. A post office has been in operation at Winchester since 1820.
With the discovery of oil in the late 1800s, Winchester became a center for the glass industry.
The Gen. Asahel Stone Mansion, Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District, and Winchester Residential Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2024 tornado
At 7:58pm on March 14, 2024, a quarter-mile wide EF3 tornado hit Winchester during a severe weather outbreak. Severe damage was dealt to the Goodwill, The Lodge at Summers Pointe, and Strip Mall. The Freedom Life Church and Taco Bell were flattened. Thirty-eight were injured and three were left critically injured; one of the three died 5 weeks later.
As of June 2024, 3 months after the tornado’s touchdown, the remainder of the Strip Mall has been demolished as a result of its ultimate destruction from the tornado; and the Goodwill, Taco Bell and the Lodge at Summers Pointe are currently undergoing construction and repairs.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Winchester has a total area of 3.343 square miles (8.66 km2), of which 3.33 square miles (8.62 km2) (or 99.61%) is land and 0.013 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.39%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 532 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,456 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,958 | 34.5% | |
| 1890 | 3,014 | 53.9% | |
| 1900 | 3,705 | 22.9% | |
| 1910 | 4,266 | 15.1% | |
| 1920 | 4,021 | −5.7% | |
| 1930 | 4,487 | 11.6% | |
| 1940 | 5,303 | 18.2% | |
| 1950 | 5,467 | 3.1% | |
| 1960 | 5,742 | 5.0% | |
| 1970 | 5,493 | −4.3% | |
| 1980 | 5,659 | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 5,095 | −10.0% | |
| 2000 | 5,037 | −1.1% | |
| 2010 | 4,935 | −2.0% | |
| 2020 | 4,843 | −1.9% | |
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2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 4,935 people, 2,051 households, and 1,281 families living in the city. The population density was 1,482.0 inhabitants per square mile (572.2/km2). There were 2,349 housing units at an average density of 705.4 per square mile (272.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6%.
Of the 2,051 households 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.2% of households were one person and 14.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age was 40.2 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
Education
The town has a lending library, the Winchester Community Public Library.
Schools, all part of the Randolph Central School Corporation public school district, include:
- O.R. Baker Elementary School
- Willard Elementary School
- Driver Middle School
- Winchester Community High School
Notable people
- Thomas McLelland Browne, lawyer, prosecutor, Union Army officer, and politician
- Harold Falls (1909–2006), ophthalmologic geneticist, was born in Winchester
- James P. Goodrich, Governor of Indiana, 1917–1921, born in Winchester
- Randy Jo Hobbs, musician born in Winchester
- I. Marlene King, creator of the ABC Family original series Pretty Little Liars
- Greg Leffler, Indy car driver
- Troy Puckett, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1911, born in Winchester
- James Eli Watson, U. S. Senator
- Robert Wise, film director, born in Winchester
See also
In Spanish: Winchester (Indiana) para niños
