Kingsbury, Indiana
Encyclopedia
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 in the 1940s the Kingsbury Munitions plant was built for use during World War II
where in one time it was targeted as one of the top 10 places the German Nazis wanted to attack mainly because all of the bombs being built there at the time, the plant closed after the 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 post office, a liquor store, a small furniture store, an Elevator, 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. Kingsbury today is most well known for its extreme movies made there popular on youtube.com and for little league baseball at the Kingsbury Park, built on the site of the former Kingsbury High School. Author Austin Candler is from the town of Kingsbury. Famous for writing the book "Child Slave", in which he tells of the hardships he went through in the small town and of his mother who used him as a slave until he managed to escape. Also notable from Kingsbury is Mixed Martial Arts fighter Dustin Pape who lived and grew up in the small town during his teenage years.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it is land, besides the Kingsbury Creek that runs through it.
of 2010, there were 242 people, 90 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The population density
was 391.8 people per square mile (152.4/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 160.8 per square mile (62.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.56% White and 0.44% Native American.
There were 90 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples
living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
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.
Washington Township, LaPorte County, Indiana
Washington Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,103.-External links:* *...
, LaPorte County
LaPorte County, Indiana
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 111,467. The county seat is the city of La Porte. This county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area, Northwest Indiana and Michiana. The largest city is Michigan City...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, just northwest of the intersection of U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 is a north–south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia. The highway's northern terminus is in Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. Route 20. Its southern terminus is in Scott...
and U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...
. The town was founded in 1835 and in the 1940s the Kingsbury Munitions plant was built for use during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
where in one time it was targeted as one of the top 10 places the German Nazis wanted to attack mainly because all of the bombs being built there at the time, the plant closed after the Korean War. The population was 242 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Michigan City, Indiana
Michigan City, Indiana
Michigan City's origins date to 1830, when the land for the city was first purchased by Isaac C. Elston. Elston Middle School, formerly Elston High School, located at 317 Detroit St., is named after the founder....
-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 post office, a liquor store, a small furniture store, an Elevator, 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. Kingsbury today is most well known for its extreme movies made there popular on youtube.com and for little league baseball at the Kingsbury Park, built on the site of the former Kingsbury High School. Author Austin Candler is from the town of Kingsbury. Famous for writing the book "Child Slave", in which he tells of the hardships he went through in the small town and of his mother who used him as a slave until he managed to escape. Also notable from Kingsbury is Mixed Martial Arts fighter Dustin Pape who lived and grew up in the small town during his teenage years.
Geography
Kingsbury is located at 41°31′36"N 86°42′2"W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it is land, besides the Kingsbury Creek that runs through it.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2010, there were 242 people, 90 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 391.8 people per square mile (152.4/km²). There were 94 housing units at an average density of 160.8 per square mile (62.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.56% White and 0.44% Native American.
There were 90 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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.