Southport, Indiana
| City of Southport | |
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| Coordinates: 39°39′41″N 86°7′7″W / 39.66139°N 86.11861°WCoordinates: 39°39′41″N 86°7′7″W / 39.66139°N 86.11861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Marion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dr. Robin Thoman (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,712 |
| • Density | 2,886.2/sq mi (1,117.3/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 46227 |
| Area code(s) | 317 |
| FIPS code | 18-71486[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0443880[2] |
| Website | http://www.cityofsouthport.org/ |
Southport is a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2010 census. It was founded in the 19th century as a place of loading, unloading, embarkation, and debarkation by teamsters driving goods north to Indianapolis, making it a true "port", even though it is completely landlocked.[citation needed]
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[edit] Geography
Southport is located at 39°39′41″N 86°7′7″W / 39.66139°N 86.11861°W (39.661259, -86.118515)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0[square mile] all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,852 people, 733 households, and 521 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,886.2 people per square mile (1,117.3/km²). There were 769 housing units at an average density of 1,198.4 per square mile (463.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.54% White, 0.38% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.
There were 733 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $56,719, and the median income for a family was $59,926. Males had a median income of $48,295 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,374. About 4.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Airports near Southport
- Indianapolis International KIND (about 13 miles (21 km), Indianapolis, IN)
- Greenwood Municipal KHFI (about 4 miles (6.4 km), Indianapolis, IN)
- Mount Comfort (about 21 miles (34 km), Indianapolis, IN)
- Columbus Municipal (about 33 miles (53 km), Columbus, IN)
- Indianapolis Downtown (about 7 miles (11 km), Indianapolis, IN)
- Post-Air (about 11 miles (18 km), Indianapolis, IN)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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