Fort Branch, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Fort Branch, Indiana
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Gibson
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Union
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area_magnitude = 1 E6
area_total_km2 = 2.2
area_land_km2 = 2.2
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population_as_of = 2007
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population_total = 4275
population_density_km2 = 1410.5
timezone = CST
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
area_land_sq_mi = 0.7
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elevation_m = 137
elevation_ft = 449
latd = 38 |latm = 14 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 34 |longs = 34 |longEW = W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 47648
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-24250GR|2
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blank1_info = 0434683GR|3
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Fort Branch is the largest town and second largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,320 at the 2000 census and 3,420 at the 2005 update.

Geography

Fort Branch is located at coor dms|38|14|49|N|87|34|34|W|city (38.246872, -87.576003)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land. However, since 2000, the town of Fort Branch has had two annexations to bring the total area to 2.1 square miles (1.9 km²) sq miles and a population of 4,275 as of 2007. Like Haubstadt and Owensville, Fort Branch has seen a great deal of development since 2000.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,320 people, 985 households, and 647 families residing in the town. The population density was 3,131.0 people per square mile (1,210.5/km²). There were 1,051 housing units at an average density of 1,418.4/sq mi (548.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.53% White, 0.26% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 985 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,964, and the median income for a family was $46,397. Males had a median income of $34,125 versus $21,314 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,180. About 1.6% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

chools

South Gibson School Corporation

K-8: Fort Branch Community School

9-12: Gibson Southern High School

Former Schools

Fort Branch High School (merged into Gibson Southern High School in 1974)

Marlette School

Economy

Like Princeton, Fort Branch is also largely a blue-collar town although of somewhat smaller size. For the longest time the town's largest employer was the Emge Foods processing and packing plant, still located along the southwest portion of the town. When the plant closed in May 1999, it had been in operation for nearly 90 years.

About the same time as the Emge plant was starting to close, Toyota announced that it would be building a manufacturing facility on a patch of farmland located halfway between Fort Branch and nearby Princeton. While most of the suppliers for the new Toyota plant are located closer to Princeton, most of the population gains from employees moving closer to work moved into either Fort Branch, or into Haubstadt or Owensville.

Recently, Vincennes University announced plans to build an advanced manufacturing education facility just south of Fort Branch along U.S. 41 to provide such education to an area becoming more diverse in manufacturing methods. This is expected to provide a major boost to lifestyle in the Fort Branch-Haubstadt Area.

Famous Residents/Natives

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