French Lick, Indiana "French Lick"
French Lick, Indiana French Lick Resort and Larry Bird Boulevard French Lick Resort and Larry Bird Boulevard Township French Lick French Lick is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S.
In November 2006, the French Lick Resort Casino, the state's tenth casino in the undivided legalized era, opened, drawing nationwide attention to the small town.
French Lick was originally a French trading post assembled near a spring and salt lick.
The town was established in 1857. French Lick's postal service has been in operation since 1847. By the later half of the 19th century, French Lick was famous in the United States as a spa town.
Due to state of war travel restrictions, the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox held spring training in French Lick from 1943-1944; in 1945 the Cubs stayed in town while the White Sox moved to Terre Haute - utilizing Memorial Stadium.
The French Lick Resort Casino was the focal point of most of the entertainment; the hotel remained open well after the casinos were closed down and the heyday of the town was well past.
Roosevelt announced his intention to run for president at a National Governors' Convention held at the French Lick Springs Hotel.
French Lick is also the hometown of former Sacramento Kings head coach Jerry Reynolds, who presently works as the team's color commentator on its tv broadcasts and is the Kings' director of player personnel.
French Lick is positioned at 38 32 49 N 86 37 8 W (38.546872, -86.618939). The region has rich mineral sources ("The Lick").
According to the 2010 census, French Lick has a total region of 1.77 square miles (4.58 km2), all land. There were 764 homeholds of which 30.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.5% were non-families.
24% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older.
"Pluto Spring", French Lick, 1903 As of the census of 2000, there were 1,941 citizens , 849 homeholds, and 513 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 94.18% White, 3.66% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.26% from other competitions, and 1.24% from two or more competitions.
There were 849 homeholds out of which 25.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $27,197, and the median income for a family was $36,583.
About 11.8% of families and 18.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over....
"French Lick, Indiana".
French Lick Resort and Casino The official site of "French Lick Resort and Casino" Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Indiana, United States French Lick Orleans Paoli West Baden Springs French Lick Greenfield Jackson Northeast Northwest Orangeville Orleans Paoli Southeast Stampers Creek
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Towns in Orange County, Indiana - Towns in Indiana - Spa suburbs in the United States
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