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GEOGRAPHY Mooresville is located at 39°36'29" North, 86°22'9" West (39.608158, -86.369075). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 14.4 Km&2 (5.6 Mi&2 ). 14.3 km&2 (5.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.36% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 9,273 people, 3,535 households, and 2,594 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 646.3/km&2 (1,675.0/mi&2). There were 3,688 housing units at an average density of 257.0/km&2 (666.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White , 0.09% African American , 0.30% Native American , 0.40% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.18% from Other Races , and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,535 households out of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were Married Couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,292, and the median income for a family was $52,543. Males had a median income of $37,763 versus $26,520 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $21,504. 4.3% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 3.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. TRIVIA Mooresville was founded in 1824 by Samuel Moore, a Quaker from North Carolina. It is the birth place of the artist Paul Hadley, who was the designer of the Indiana State Flag. Gravity Hill is a locally famous land mark located at the intersection of State Road 42 and Keller Hill Road. Because of an Optical Illusion , cars parked at the bottom of the road appear quite convincingly to roll uphill. This has been featured in many regional television and newspaper reports. EXTERNAL LINKS
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