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Burnettsville, Indiana
Location of Burnettsville in White County, Indiana.
Location of Burnettsville in White County, Indiana.
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Township Jackson
Area
 • Total 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)
 • Land 0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 390
 • Density 522.79/sq mi (201.96/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EST)
ZIP code
47926
Area code(s) 574
FIPS code 18-09316
GNIS feature ID 2396620

Burnettsville is a town in Jackson Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 346 at the 2010 census.

History

Burnettsville was laid out in 1854, and was named after the nearby Burnetts Stream.

A post office was first established in the community under the name Burnett's Creek, which ran from 1837 to 1922.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Burnettsville has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1860 222
1870 270 21.6%
1880 296 9.6%
1890 479 61.8%
1900 497 3.8%
1910 489 −1.6%
1920 517 5.7%
1930 402 −22.2%
1940 436 8.5%
1950 457 4.8%
1960 452 −1.1%
1970 510 12.8%
1980 496 −2.7%
1990 401 −19.2%
2000 373 −7.0%
2010 346 −7.2%
2020 390 12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 346 people, 153 households, and 101 families living in the town. The population density was 461.3 inhabitants per square mile (178.1/km2). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 226.7 per square mile (87.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.2% from two or more races.

There were 153 households, of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% 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 2.77.

The median age in the town was 42.8 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

Annual events

Each year Burnettsville holds its Community Day on the fourth Saturday of September. The day's events include the Fireman's Breakfast, garage sales, 5K-10k Bee Bumble race, 1k-Bee Stingers race (for the kids) Ron's famous Ham and Beans, Cake Walk, over 60 vendors, entertainment on the stage all day, kids games, bounce house, balloons, parade, and fish fry. This and other events are held in the maintained old Burnettsville High School Gym, locally known as the "Bee Hive", the teams being known as the Burnettsville "Bees", before the consolidation of the White County Schools in 1962.

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