Wabash, Indiana Wabash, Indiana City of Wabash County Wabash Wabash is a town/city in Noble Township, Wabash County, in the U.S.
State of Indiana. The populace was 10,666 at the 2010 census.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Wabash County. Wabash is notable as claiming to be the first electrically lighted town/city in the world, which was inaugurated on March 31, 1880.
However, closer inspection of the reference shows only the court home grounds were lighted. It is also home to the historic Eagles Theater, Paradise Spring Treaty Grounds (1826), the Wabash and Erie Canal, Presbyterian Church (Wabash, Indiana) (1880), and Disciples of Christ Christian Church (Wabash, Indiana) (1865).
Wabash is positioned at 40 48 3 N 85 49 38 W (40.800799, -85.827163). According to the 2010 census, Wabash has a total region of 9.128 square miles (23.64 km2), of which 8.89 square miles (23.02 km2) (or 97.39%) is territory and 0.238 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 2.61%) is water. The name Wabash derives from a Miami-Illinois term for "water over white stones." The Wabash postal service has been in operation since 1839. The Miami name reflected the clarity of the river in Huntington County, Indiana where the river bottom is limestone. Two telegraph wires ran from the lamps to the courthouse basement, where they were connected to a threshing machine to furnish power Wabash used a new type of carbon arc light invented by Charles Brush in 1870.
Amoss Building, Downtown Wabash Historic District, East Wabash Historic District, First Christian Church, Honeywell Memorial Community Center, Honeywell Studio, Mc - Namee-Ford House, North Wabash Historic District, West Wabash Historic District, and Solomon Wilson Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wabash County Courthouse As of the census of 2010, there were 10,666 citizens , 4,465 homeholds, and 2,805 families residing in the city.
There were 5,068 housing units at an average density of 570.1 per square mile (220.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.3% White, 0.4% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.2% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,465 homeholds of which 29.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families.
32.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 41.3 years.
22.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 5,136 housing units at an average density of 576.9 per square mile (222.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.85% White, 0.37% African American, 1.06% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other competitions, and 0.77% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,799 homeholds out of which 29.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families.
30.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $12,000, and the median income for a family was $14000.
About 7.9% of families and 9.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Wabash County Courthouse United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Wabash, Indiana".
"Profile for Wabash, IN".
"Wabash County".
"Wabash lighted the way 125 years ago".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Wabash, Indiana website Municipalities and communities of Wabash County, Indiana, United States
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