Brazil, Indiana Brazil, Indiana Brazil is a town/city in Clay County, Indiana, United States.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Clay County. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the 1840s, the owners of the farm which would later originate the town/city of Brazil decided to name their farm after the nation of Brazil, because that nation was often the subject of news at the time. The town/city was established in 1866 under the name of that farm. As of now, Brazil is a part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Clay county, which was formed in 1825, originally had Bowling Green as its county seat; the governmental center of county was relocated to Brazil in 1876, following the city's incredible development. The Chafariz dos Contos (from "contos de reis", a former Brazilian currency) was given by the nation of Brazil as t to the city, as a motif of friendship, and was assembled in Forest Park in 1956.
It is a replica of the initial fountain positioned in Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, assembled in 1745. In 2010, Brazil attained national consideration for having accepted cash from Kentucky Fried Chicken for the rights to display the KFC and Fiery Grilled Wings logos on town/city fire hydrants. The Brazil Downtown Historic District, Clay County Courthouse, Clay County Hospital, Meridian-Forest Historic District, and US Post Office-Brazil are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Brazil is positioned at 39 31 30 N 87 7 39 W (39.525030, -87.127380). According to the 2010 census, Brazil has a total region of 3.058 square miles (7.92 km2), of which 3.03 square miles (7.85 km2) (or 99.08%) is territory and 0.028 square miles (0.07 km2) (or 0.92%) is water. Brazil experiences warm, even hot and humid summers and cold winters as part of the humid continental climate.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,154 homeholds of which 35.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families.
30.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 36.2 years.
26% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.80% White, 0.64% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other competitions, and 0.72% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,383 homeholds out of which 30.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families.
32.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 10.7% of families and 13.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
The Brazil, Staunton, and Van Buren high schools were merged into Northview High School, which graduated its first class in 1985.
Brazil High School replaced the initial high school, assembled about 1906.
Route 40, the historic National Road, which is referred to as National Avenue inside Brazil.
Due to incessant accidents on Interstate 70, five miles (8 km) to the south of the town and often under construction, police often re-route traffic through Brazil, which creates traffic enigma on U.S.
The annual Parke County Covered Bridge Festival often causes traffic enigma on Indiana 59.
The Brazil Clay County Airport is a public-use airport positioned in Clay County, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Brazil's central company district. The Terre Haute, Brazil and Eastern Railroad was a short-line barns that once ran a tourist excursion called the Beaver Creek Express between Brazil and Limedale.
Brazil Rotary's Annual 4th of July Festival Parke County Covered Bridge Festival (15 miles north of Brazil) (Starts second Friday in October, lasts two weeks) 15 Miles SW of Brazil in Clay County.
Popcorn Festival was mentioned on an episode of Indiana Public Broadcasting's "Across Indiana" in 2008 United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"BBC Brasil, Economia e Iraque dividem votos na cidade Brazil" (in Portuguese).
"Brazil Public Library, Library History".
"Brazil, Indiana Facts".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
FAA Airport Master Record for 0 - I2 Brazil Clay County Airport (Form 5010 PDF).
"Brazil, Indiana Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
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Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Indiana, United States
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