New Haven, Indiana New Haven, Indiana Coordinates: 41 4 4 N 85 1 17 WCoordinates: 41 4 4 N 85 1 17 W New Haven is a town/city in Adams, Jefferson, and St.

Joseph townships, Allen County, Indiana, United States.

It is adjoining to the town/city of Fort Wayne, the second biggest city in Indiana, and is situated mostly along the southern banks of the Maumee River.

Louis Catholic Church, positioned just southeast of New Haven, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

New Haven was platted in 1839 by Henry Burgess and was incorporated as a town under Indiana law in 1865.

Several homes assembled by the Burgess family remain in New Haven.

New Haven's history has been shaped decidedly by transportation.

Norfolk Southern Railway maintains a momentous operation in New Haven today.

The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society operates east of New Haven on Edgerton Road.

The society has restored Nickel Plate 765 assembled by the Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio and restored the Craigville Depot, which are homed at the New Haven site.

The historic French settlement of Besancon is on the easterly edge of New Haven along the Lincoln Highway.

New Haven was the home of a weekly newspaper, Allen County Times, until the summer of 2002.

The paper served New Haven, Leo-Cedarville, Grabill, Harlan, Woodburn, Hoagland, and Monroeville.

New Haven is positioned at 41 4 4 N 85 1 17 W (41.067648, -85.021480). According to the 2010 census, New Haven has a total region of 9.875 square miles (25.58 km2), of which 9.87 square miles (25.56 km2) (or 99.95%) is territory and 0.005 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.05%) is water. New Haven was the westernmost point of prehistoric glacial Lake Maumee which was an extension of Lake Erie.

The bed of Lake Maumee then became the Great Black Swamp, which veiled an region between New Haven and present-day Toledo, Ohio.

The route of the old Lincoln Highway east of New Haven follows the southern lakebank of glacial Lake Maumee, a notable geological feature.

Climate data for New Haven, Indiana As of the census of 2010, there were 14,794 citizens , 200 homeholds, and 3,986 families residing in the city.

There were 5,839 homeholds of which 33.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 31.7% were non-families.

26.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the town/city was 37.5 years.

26.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,406 citizens , 4,900 homeholds, and 3,415 families residing in the city.

There were 4,900 homeholds out of which 32.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families.

25.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $41,802, and the median income for a family was $49,597.

About 4.9% of families and 6.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

New Haven is governed by Mayor-council government.

Former Mayor Jeff Robinson is the New Haven town/city judge.Brenda Adams Clerk Treasure.

New Haven is in the East Allen County Schools (EACS) enhance school district.

EACS offices are headquartered in New Haven, operating New Haven High School, New Haven Middle School, New Haven Intermediate School,and New Haven Primary School; a K-2 school and a 3-5 undertaking school began at the start of the 2011 school year.

Private education is offered through two Catholic schools, Saint John the Baptist Catholic School and Saint Louis Academy, and one Lutheran school, Central Lutheran School.

Allen County Public Library serves inhabitants through the New Haven Library Branch.

New Haven is surrounded by an abundance of fertile soil, making agriculture the biggest visible economic asset.

Corporate command posts of Do It Best hardware stores is positioned in New Haven, along with Central States Grain, a large soybean and grain processor, has its working command posts in New Haven.

O'Neal Steel, the nation's sixth biggest steel center, operates a New Haven branch.

Other primary employers include East Allen County Schools, Norfolk Southern, and BFGoodrich (located in close-by Woodburn, Indiana). Norm Ellenberger, former head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos and assistant coach to the NBA Chicago Bulls Bubbles Hargrave, former player for MLB Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees Harper - Lawyer, former Indiana legislator and Fort Wayne City Council president United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Monthly Averages for New Haven, Indiana".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

City of New Haven, Indiana website Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States

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