Clinton, Indiana

Clinton
—  City  —
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Map of Clinton
Clinton Clinton's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°39′36″N 87°24′21″W / 39.66°N 87.40583°W / 39.66; -87.40583Coordinates: 39°39′36″N 87°24′21″W / 39.66°N 87.40583°W / 39.66; -87.40583
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Established	1829
Government
- Mayor	Art Lindsay (D)
Area
- Total	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
- Land	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	492 ft (150 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	4,893
- Density	2,288.5/sq mi (883.6/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47842
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-13780[1]
GNIS feature ID	0432671[2]

Clinton is a city in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,893 at the 2010 census. The city was established in 1829 and is named after DeWitt Clinton, who served as governor of New York from 1817 to 1823.^[3] Many of Clinton's original settlers were immigrants working in coal mines. Most of the immigrants were Italians trying to earn a living coal mining. Many of these immigrants were from northern Italy, in contrast to the majority of Italian immigrants to America during this same time period that hailed from southern Italy. Over time, the coal mining industry in Clinton died down but many of the Italian settlers stayed at Clinton.

Geography

Clinton is located at 39°39′36″N 87°24′21″W / 39.66°N 87.40583°W / 39.66; -87.40583 (39.659903, -87.405924)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (0.88%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 5,126 people, 2,124 households, and 1,319 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,284.5 people per square mile (883.6/km²). There were 2,379 housing units at an average density of 1,060.3 per square mile (410.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.15% White, 0.35% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 2,124 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city, the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,330, and the median income for a family was $36,692. Males had a median income of $28,294 versus $22,927 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,601. About 7.4% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

Schools Corporations

Clinton Indiana has three primary elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The three elementary schools are Central Elementary School, Van Duyn Elementary School and Ernie Pyle Elementary School. Glendale Elementary and Matthew's South Elementary schools, which were both located in Clinton City limits, consolidated with Central Elementary in the mid 1980s. Clinton's residents could fit into one main elementary school, but because of all the rural area around Clinton it makes more sense to group all the students into three smaller schools. The middle school and high school are neighboring each other. The middle being South Vermillion Middle School, and the high being South Vermillion High School. The high school was formerly known as Clinton High School before the current school was constructed in 1977. However, the mascot has remained the same, the Wildcat.

Special Events

Clinton hosts the annual Little Italy Festival, a four-day Labor Day Weekend celebration of the area’s Italian and coal mining heritage. Founded in 1966, the event draws over 75,000 visitors annually, featuring Italian and carnival-style food, grapevine-roofed wine garden, grape stomping, tours and more. The festival also provides free stage entertainment, flea market and the largest Italian-theme parade in the Midwest. The festival is also host to the Indiana Bocce Ball championship, boasts one of the few coal mining museums in the nation, and owns one of fewer than 400 genuine gondolas in the United States. The reigning Queen of the Little Italy Festival is 20 year old Clinton resident Michelle Natalie.

Notable natives or residents

• Charles Edward Jones, astronaut killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• Ken Kercheval, American actor, best known for his role on the television series Dallas
• Claude Matthews, former Governor of Indiana
• Sister Esther Newport, painter, art educator and founder of the Catholic Art Association
• Henry Washburn (also known as Henry Dana Washburn), Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, explorer, as surveyor-general of the Montana Territory he led first government survey of Yellowstone Park.
• Orville Lynn Majors - Serial killer nurse.

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. ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 31. ISBN 0253141672. 
4. ^ "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. 

External links

• Little Italy Festival Homepage