Larwill, Indiana Facts for Kids

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Town
The historic Christopher Souder House
Location of Larwill in Whitley County, Indiana.
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Whitley
Township	Richland
Area
• Total	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
• Land	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	273
• Density	1,525.14/sq mi (587.31/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46764
Area code(s)	260
FIPS code	18-42282
GNIS feature ID	2396709
Website	https://townoflarwill.org/

Larwill is a town in Richland Township, Whitley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 283 at the 2010 census.

History
Geography
Demographics
- 2010 census
Gallery
Notable natives
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History

Larwill was originally laid out and named Huntsville on November 13, 1854. On March 8, 1866, the town was renamed to Larwill in Honor of William and Joseph Larwill, who were railroad engineers. The Larwill post office has been in operation since 1866.

The Dr. Christopher Souder House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Larwill has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	506	—
1920	264	—
1930	252	−4.5%
1940	319	26.6%
1950	316	−0.9%
1960	994	214.6%
1970	324	−67.4%
1980	286	−11.7%
1990	219	−23.4%
2000	282	28.8%
2010	283	0.4%
2020	273	−3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 283 people, 100 households, and 69 families living in the town. The population density was 1,286.4 inhabitants per square mile (496.7/km²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 568.2 per square mile (219.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.9% Non-Hispanic White and 1.1% from two or more races. There were 100 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 12.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.36.

The median age in the town was 35.5 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.