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City of Sullivan
Sullivanite
Nickname: 
Home of the Golden Arrows
Motto: 
Take time to care
Location in the state of Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySullivan
TownshipHamilton
Government
 • MayorEd Eble (D)
 • Chief of PoliceScott McCammon
 • Building CommissionerBrian D. Pound
 • Street SuperintendentGreg Pitts
Area
 • Total1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Land1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total4,617
 • Density2,410.1/sq mi (928.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47864, 47882
Area code812
FIPS code18-74006Template:GR
GNIS feature ID0444366Template:GR

Sullivan is a city in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,617 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Sullivan CountyTemplate:GR. The town is served by the Southwest School Corporation, and students go to Sullivan High School.

As of June 26, 2009, the mayor is Ed Eble.[citation needed]

Geography

Sullivan is located at 39°5′49″N 87°24′23″W / 39.09694°N 87.40639°W / 39.09694; -87.40639Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (39.096888, -87.406447)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 4,617 people, 1,958 households, and 1,176 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,410.1 people per square mile (928.5/km²). There were 2,264 housing units at an average density of 1,181.8/sq mi (455.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.92% White, 0.50% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 1,958 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,115, and the median income for a family was $35,042. Males had a median income of $28,773 versus $21,992 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,717. About 13.6% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

More Sullivan Info: http://www.npgsupport.com/lifeinsullivan/oldsos/index.shtml Sullivan Daily Times, http://sullivan-times.com/