Modoc, Indiana

Town of Modoc, Indiana
—  Town  —
Nickname(s): Small Town U.S.A
Location in state of Indiana
Coordinates: 40°2′47″N 85°7′37″W / 40.04639°N 85.12694°W / 40.04639; -85.12694Coordinates: 40°2′47″N 85°7′37″W / 40.04639°N 85.12694°W / 40.04639; -85.12694
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Township	Union
Founded	1883
Area
– Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
– Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,175 ft (358 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	196
– Density	1,874.9/sq mi (723.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)
ZIP code	47358
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-50058[1]
GNIS feature ID	0439307[2]

Modoc is a town in Union Township, Randolph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Modoc is located at 40°2′47″N 85°7′34″W / 40.04639°N 85.12611°W / 40.04639; -85.12611 (40.046323, -85.126125)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²), all of it land. Modoc, is about 25 miles southeast of Muncie, Indiana, and is about 25 miles northwest of Richmond, Indiana. The town is also about 60 miles from the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Dayton, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 225 people, 84 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,908.1 people per square mile (723.9/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 763.2 per square mile (289.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.00% White, 1.33% African American, 0.44% Pacific Islander, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 84 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $32,708. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,230. About 12.3% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 21.9% of those sixty five or over.

Noteworthy Residents

A notable former resident of Modoc is Amy Lindsay-Fuller. She played basketball for Union High School. Then she played NCAA basketball for Ball State University. Henry Conley,an American Civil War veteran, is also from the town of Modoc.

Origin of Modoc

There are several legends to how the town of Modoc got its name. One of them said that a man travelling on the train threw out a cigar box containing the name Modoc, and that Henry Conley, one of the first settlers of the town, picked it up and suggested to bystanders that it would be a good name for the town. Another theory is that Modoc was named after the Modoc Indian tribe which was located in northern California.

Transportation

Highways

Major highways and roads that serve Modoc include Indiana 1 and U.S. 36

Randolph Farms Landfill

Randolph Farms Landfill is a 120 acre (486,000 m²) landfill owned by the Balkema family of Kalamazoo, Michigan, located in Randolph County, Indiana. In addition to Randolph County, it serves Delaware, Madison, Jay, Wayne, and Henry Counties in Indiana, as well as Darke and Miami Counties in Ohio. Randolph Farms was built on a limestone hill, directly over sand and gravel aquifers, near the drainage basins of White River and Whitewater River.

Education

Modoc's high school is Union High School (Modoc). The mascot of the school is the Rocket. Their colors are royal blue and gold.

H. C. Conley

Henry Conley is a proprietor of the town of Modoc. Conley Street in Modoc is named after him.

The I. B. & W. Railroad

Modoc, like many other small towns, probably would not have been built if the I. B. & W. Railroad had not made its way across southern Randolph County, in 1878. The location was poorly drained, but it had the advantage of being rather flat. It was plagued, for many years, by typhoid fever outbreaks. The railroad was built by many contracters. The railroad came through Modoc from the west, and met the contracters, who was building the next section east, in what was then a strip of timber about one-half mile east of where the depot was located.

Nearby cities and communities

County communities

Farmland	Losantville	Lynn	Parker
Ridgeville	Saratoga	Union City	Winchester

Neighboring communities

Hagerstown	Richmond	Muncie	Selma
Cambridge City	New Castle	Mooreland	Fountain City

Nearby Major U.S. Cities

Indianapolis	Ft. Wayne	Cincinnati	Dayton
Chicago	Louisville	Detroit	Cleveland

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.