Monterey, Indiana
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Monterey is a town in Tippecanoe Township
Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Tippecanoe Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,130.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Tippecanoe Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Lawton at *...

, Pulaski County
Pulaski County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,755 people, 5,170 households, and 3,779 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 5,918 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, Indiana
Indiana
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 218 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Monterey is located at 41°9′27"N 86°28′58"W (41.157419, -86.482687), along the Tippecanoe River
Tippecanoe River
The Tippecanoe River is a gentle, river in northern Indiana that flows from Big Lake in Noble County to the Wabash River near Battle Ground, about northeast of Lafayette. The name "Tippecanoe" comes from a Miami-Illinois word for buffalo fish, reconstructed as */kiteepihkwana/.The Tippecanoe...


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According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 231 people, 90 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,353.5 people per square mile (524.6/km²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 603.5 per square mile (233.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.81% White, 3.03% African American, 0.87% Asian, and 1.30% from two or more races.

There were 90 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,779, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $18,182 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $14,479. About 6.3% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.9% of those sixty five or over.

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