Kingsbury, Indiana

Town of Kingsbury, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 41°31′36″N 86°42′2″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Washington
Area
• Total	0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
• Land	0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	748 ft (228 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	242
• Estimate (2011)	242
• Density	424.6/sq mi (163.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	46345
Area code(s)	219
FIPS code	18-39816
GNIS feature ID	0450442

Kingsbury is a town in Washington Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, just northwest of the intersection of U.S. Route 35 and U.S. Route 6. The town was founded in 1835 and incorporated on March 3, 1941. During 1940 - 1941 the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant was built for use during World War II which during the war it was targeted as one of the top 10 places the German Nazis wanted to attack mainly because all of the bombs and ammuntion being manufactured there at the time, the plant closed after war but reopened during the Korean War closing for good after Korean War. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Kingsbury at one point was a successful economic town, today the town is small and quiet consisting of a walk-in post office, a liquor store,a small furniture store, an Elevator, a park with two baseball diamonds, and Dillards Whole Sale Carpet. The town has its own fire department, KVFD (Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department), and its own church and cemetery, built in the 1830s.

Geography

Kingsbury is located at 41°31′36″N 86°42′2″W.

According to the 2010 census, the town has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.5 km²), all land.

South Main Street, in Kingsbury, Indiana

Demographics

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the town was $50,000, and the median income for a family was $53,438. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,096. About 4.6% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 242 people, 91 households, and 69 families residing in the town. The population density was 424.6 inhabitants per square mile (163.9 /km²). There were 96 housing units at an average density of 168.4 per square mile (65.0 /km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, and 2.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.4% of the population.

There were 91 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.2% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the town was 39.8 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.