Lebanon, Indiana Lebanon, Indiana Boone County Courthouse in Lebanon Boone County Courthouse in Lebanon Lebanon is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Boone County, Indiana, United States. The populace was 15,792 at the 2010 census.
Lebanon is positioned in central Indiana, approximately 29 miles (47 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis and 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Lafayette.
Lebanon was established in 1832. It was so titled because a stand of juniper treess on the site reminded a pioneer settler of the Biblical cedars of Lebanon. The first postal service at Lebanon was established in 1832. Lebanon is the home of the Historic Cragun House.
This Victorian home is owned and maintained by the Boone County Historical Society and serves as command posts for the organization. The Cragun House has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Boone County Courthouse and Oak Hill Cemetery (Lebanon, Indiana). Lebanon is positioned at 40 3 8 N 86 28 18 W (40.052137, -86.471570). According to the 2010 census, Lebanon has a total region of 15.566 square miles (40.32 km2), of which 15.55 square miles (40.27 km2) (or 99.9%) is territory and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km2) (or 0.1%) is water. The county courthouse of Lebanon is notable for its single-piece vertical Ionic order limestone columns.
As of the census of 2010, there were 15,792 citizens , 6,433 homeholds, and 4,049 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.1% from other competitions, and 1.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,433 homeholds of which 32.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 37.5 years.
24.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,222 citizens , 5,834 homeholds, and 3,780 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.67% White, 0.33% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.58% from other competitions, and 0.65% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,834 homeholds out of which 32.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $37,791, and the median income for a family was $47,769.
About 4.4% of families and 7.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.
The town/city council consists of seven members, five of whom are propel from individual districts, while two are propel at-large.
The last mayoral election occurred in November 2015 where Republican Matt Gentry 65.48% defeated Democrat Michele Thomas 33.46% by a 2 to 1 margin.
Gentry turn into the youngest Mayor in Lebanon history at the age of 26.
The current town/city council is composed of all Republicans, Mike Kincaid (District 1), Keith Campbell (District 2), Corey Kutz (District 3), Dick Robertson (District 4), John Copeland (District 5), Dan Fleming and Jeremy Lamar (At-Large) The candidates were: Republican John Lasley, President of the Lebanon City-Council, Democrat Roger Neal, Lebanon Community School Corporation School Board member and former Lebanon Parks and Recreation Director, and autonomous candidate George Piper who used to be an editor at The Lebanon Reporter, which is Boone County's biggest newspaper.
Republican City Council President John Lasley won the election with 48% of the vote, to Democrat Roger Neal's 27% and Independent George Piper's 25%. City Council President Dick Robertson assumed the mayoral duties until the Republican Party precinct chairpersons met to choose Harold "Huck" Lewis as his successor.
Even with having recently propel Democratic mayors, Lebanon can be considered to be highly Republican when it comes to nationwide and state politics.
In the 2008 election, Boone County (the county in which Lebanon is located) voted 62% for Republican presidential candidate John Mc - Cain and more than 80% for Republican gubernatorial candidate Mitch Daniels. Lebanon Community School Corporation has six schools under its jurisdiction: four elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.
Lebanon High School has won six education awards in the past ten years[when?].
Major employers in Lebanon include Case New Holland/Cat Logistics, Pearson Education, Witham Health Services, Hachette Book Group USA, Hendrickson International, Prairie Industries, Kauffman Engineering, Gander Mountain, Valenti Held and Lebanon Community School Corporation.
The Boone County Airport is positioned two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) southeast of Lebanon's central company district. Herman B Wells, former President of Indiana University, attended Lebanon High School and worked as teller at his father's bank in Lebanon for a several years City of Lebanon, Indiana.
Early Life and Times in Boone County, Indiana.
"Lebanon, Indiana - History".
City of Lebanon, Indiana.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
History of Lebanon, Indiana Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, United States
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