Shirley, Indiana

Shirley, Indiana
—  Town  —
Location of Shirley in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°53′26″N 85°34′47″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Counties	Hancock, Henry
Township	Brown, Greensboro
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	830
• Density	2,178.1/sq mi (841.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47384
Area code(s)	765
FIPS code	18-69516
GNIS feature ID	0443421

Shirley is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County and Greensboro Township, Henry County in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 830 at the 2010 census.

History

The Shirley post office was originally established in Hancock County on May 28, 1891 with Benjamin F. Taylor as its first postmaster. The post office moved into Henry County on October 19, 1948, with John C. Cottrell as postmaster.

Shirley Town Hall is located slightly north of the Post Office, next to the local GasAmerica. The Town Hall also serves as headquarters for the police department.

Local Businesses

• GasAmerica
• Ben's
• Jones Defense Academy
• 4 Kids N U 2
• D&D Glass
• Shirley Hardware
• The Door Store
• The Shear Shack
• Pennsylvania Ave. Pizza
• Karen's Flower Creations
• B&B Construction
• Bobby's Southend
• Marshall & Earliwine Funeral Home
• STAR Financial Bank
• Tennant Chiropratic
• WadeCreations
• Webster's Market
• Shirley Laundromat
• Shirley Foods
• Metals Technology
• Darrell & Joshua Miller Construction

Geography

Shirley is located at 39°53′26″N 85°34′47″W (39.890516, -85.579823). While most of Shirley is in Hancock County, Main Street is the county line and the smaller half of Shirley is in Henry County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4-square-mile (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 806 people, 320 households, and 224 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,178.1 people per square mile (841.1/km²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 916.1 per square mile (353.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.76% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

Shirley from the air, looking west. Wilkinson is in the distance.

There were 320 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $22,692 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,603. About 6.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.