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City of Plymouth
CITY
Downtown Plymouth in 2005
Downtown Plymouth in 2005
Location in the state of Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMarshall
Government
 • MayorMark Senter (R)
Area
 • Total7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2)
 • Land7.0 sq mi (18.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0.14%
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total9,840
 • Density1,414.0/sq mi (545.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46563
Area code574
FIPS code18-60822Template:GR
GNIS feature ID0441379Template:GR
Websitehttp://www.plymouthin.com/

Plymouth is a city in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,840 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Marshall CountyTemplate:GR. Plymouth was the site of the first retail outlet of defunct U.S. retailer Montgomery Ward in 1926.

Geography

Plymouth, Indiana is located at 41°20′38″N 86°18′45″W / 41.34389°N 86.31250°W / 41.34389; -86.31250Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (41.343894, -86.312544),Template:GR along the Yellow River.[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.1 km²), of which, 7.0 square miles (18.0 km²) of it is land and 0.14% is water.

Plymouth downtown from above.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 9,840 people, 3,838 households, and 2,406 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,414.0 people per square mile (545.9/km²). There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of 589.2/sq mi (227.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.80% White, 0.63% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 6.19% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.99% of the population.

There were 3,838 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,505, and the median income for a family was $41,447. Males had a median income of $30,444 versus $21,293 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,417. About 10.4% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Festivals

Plymouth has three annual festivals. The largest is the Blueberry Festival held each Labor Day weekend since 1966. Centered in Plymouth's large Centennial Park, the Blueberry Festival is attended by over 500,000 people each year, second only to the Indianapolis 500 in size for Indiana weekend events.

The first Yellow River Festival was held June 2, 2007 and will be held the first Saturday in June, annually. The Yellow River Festival is themed around Native American and early pioneer history of the area and includes period music, dress, food and crafts related to the early settling of Plymouth.

The Heart and Hands' annual Latino Festival has been held on the third Saturday of June since 2001. This one day event draws over 6,000 people to experience the culture of the Latino community. A "Kid's Barrio" features events for children.

History

Marshall County courthouse.
Centennial Park on Business 31.

September 4, 1838 - A sordid story in Plymouth, the Potawatomi Trail of Death begins. The Trail of Death was a forced march of the Potawatomi tribe, at the time led by Chief Menominee, from a location near Plymouth to Osawatomie, Kansas. More than 40 of the more than 850 tribal members died on the march.[2]

July, 1982 - Five firefighters were killed when their fire truck overturned while responding to a call. The truck crashed on a curve near West School on state road 17. They were driving a tanker truck. When they made the turn, the water in the truck shifted which caused the truck to break through a road barrier. In a later investigation, the call that was placed in which the firefighters were dispatched was found to have been made as a prank by local teenagers.

Notable people

  • Scott Skiles, NBA basketball player and head coach.
  • Gerald Archie Mangun, minister and 1938 Lincoln High School graduate, who went on to build one of the largest churches in the United Pentecostal Church organization.
  • Morgan Mead, film director of critically-acclaimed films such as My Name is Jerry starring Doug Jones. The accuracy of this entry is disputed, "Megan Mead" was a loser speech-head who barely graduated high school, much less directed any critically-acclaimed movies.
  • Tommye Lou Glaze (Miss Plymouth) become Miss Indiana 1960 and placed as Fourth Runner-up in the Miss American competition after being named a Preliminary Talent winner with her classical vocal.[3]
  • Barbara Mougin (Miss Plymouth) became the 1977 titleholder and then went on to tie the best-ever finish for a Miss Indiana at the Miss America Pageant with a First Runner-up placing to the new Miss America Susan Perkins of Ohio.[4]
  • Terry Kaiser made it two in a row for the Plymouth pageant when she walked the runway as Miss Indiana 1978. [5]
  • The pageant celebrated its 25th year in Michigan City in 1981, and Pam Carlburg (Miss Plymouth) became Miss Indiana 1981. A Third Runner-up finish at Miss America topped off her year. [6]
  • Denver Bierman, Bandleader, Composer/Arranger, Lead Vocals, and Trumpet player for Denver and the Mile High Orchestra
  • Todd, a permanent fixture to Plymouth, is known by one and all as "the man with the dog and the cheerful disposition." He can be seen constantly roaming the streets as he has no home.
  • Michael Bembenick, Prominent Assistant Golf Professional at Meridian Hills Country Club, Studied Organizational Leadership & Supervision.
  • Kyle Wickens, Buffalo Wild Wings of Avon, Indiana #1 server ever since he joined the team in September of 2010

Plymouth High School

2008 - Plymouth High School is awarded the Bronze Award from US News and World Report.[7] Also, PHS was named one of Indiana's Best Buy Schools by the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce.[8]

Plymouth High School Speech

1997, 2000–2004, 2009 - Plymouth High School Speech Team wins the Ralph Lawson Trophy (overall Indiana High School Forensic Association State Champions).

1997-2004, 2006-2009 - Plymouth High School Speech Team wins the State Speech Championship for Class "AA" in Indiana.

2007 - Head Coach David McKenzie was awarded the National Forensic League National Coach of the Year.[9]

Plymouth High School Business Professionals of America

The 2011 District Leadership Conference has been the most successful DLC in PHS history.[10]

Athletics

In 1977 Plymouth High School won the State Football Championship. Pete Buchanan from the 1977 team went on to play college football at Notre Dame.

In 1982 Scott Skiles led Plymouth High School to the boys basketball state championship with a 75-74 double overtime victory over Gary Roosevelt High School.

On March 24, 2007 Plymouth won the Indiana Class AAA boys' basketball championship. Plymouth beat Evansville Bosse in a 72-61 victory. Head coach Jack Edison would be named National High School coach of the year.

On March 1, 2008 Plymouth won the Indiana Class AAA Girls' Basketball Championship. The Lady Pilgrims defeated Indianapolis Chatard 47-46 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

References

  1. ^ Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1998. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-211-0.
  2. ^ Potawatomi Trail of Death Association. http://www.potawatomi-tda.org/
  3. ^ http://www.missindianapageant.com/history.htm
  4. ^ http://www.missindianapageant.com/history.htm
  5. ^ http://www.missindianapageant.com/history.htm
  6. ^ http://www.missindianapageant.com/history.htm
  7. ^ "Best High Schools" US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/indiana/plymouth_high_school
  8. ^ "Indiana's Best Buys: An In-Depth Look at Hoosier High Schools" http://www.indianachamber.com/media/pdf/IndianasBestBuys2008.pdf
  9. ^ www.ihsfa.org
  10. ^ https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1cynIREfxPolC9d4Otq6QKVobzVFYCG5qzc3u5cKst80
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