Seymour, Indiana Seymour, Indiana Location in the state of Indiana Location in the state of Indiana State Indiana Seymour is a town/city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States.
It ran through the Shields farm at the region that is now Seymour.
Meedy Shields, who was the cousin of General John Tipton persuaded the surveyor, John Seymour, into putting it through his land, in return for which he titled the town Seymour.
Seymour is the place of birth of singer John Mellencamp, former Indiana 9th District U.S.
Robert William Shields was a distant cousin of Seymour founder Meedy Shields.
According to the 2010 census, Seymour has a total region of 11.425 square miles (29.59 km2), of which 11.42 square miles (29.58 km2) (or 99.96%) is territory and 0.005 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.04%) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Seymour has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.3% White, 1.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.1% from other competitions, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,907 homeholds of which 34.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 34.6% were non-families.
28.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 35.5 years.
25.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older.
The Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse in Seymour is listed on the National Register of Historic Places There were 7,709 housing units at an average density of 711.4 per square mile (274.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.40% White, 1.02% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.93% from other competitions, and 0.86% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,231 homeholds out of which 32.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families.
28.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 8.0% of families and 10.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.
Harlan and Helen Montgomery House, Seymour Commercial Historic District, Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse, and George H.
Oktoberfest The German Heritage around Seymour is the chief infamous of Seymour's Oktoberfest.
Pepsi Plunge: Annual age group swim meet that typically takes place in July of each year at the town/city pool in Shield's Park.
The home-club for this swim meet is Seymour Swimming, also coached by Dave Boggs.
Brown County, Indiana is positioned at 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the downtown.
Climate Summary for Seymour, Indiana "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana.
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
"National Register of Historic Places Listings".
City of Seymour, Indiana website Jackson County United Way, Indiana website Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Indiana, United States
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