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Tennyson, Indiana
Main Street (SR 161)
Main Street (SR 161)
Location of Tennyson in Warrick County, Indiana.
Location of Tennyson in Warrick County, Indiana.
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Township Skelton
Area
 • Total 0.23 sq mi (0.61 km2)
 • Land 0.23 sq mi (0.61 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 213
 • Density 910.26/sq mi (351.72/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47637
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-75302
GNIS feature ID 2397694
Website https://townoftennyson.com/

Tennyson is a town in Skelton Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 279 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office has been in operation at Tennyson since 1881. A town plat was made in about 1882. The town was named after George Martin Van Buren Tennyson .

Geography

Tennyson is located at 38°4′54″N 87°7′8″W / 38.08167°N 87.11889°W / 38.08167; -87.11889 (38.081673, -87.118946). The town lies in eastern Warrick County, northeast of Boonville, the county seat. Indiana State Road 161 (signed as Main Street) traverses the town from north to south. Little Pigeon Creek and its associated state wetland conservation area lies just east of Tennyson.

According to the 2010 census, Tennyson has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 302
1910 371 22.8%
1920 386 4.0%
1930 335 −13.2%
1940 293 −12.5%
1950 409 39.6%
1960 312 −23.7%
1970 335 7.4%
1980 331 −1.2%
1990 267 −19.3%
2000 290 8.6%
2010 279 −3.8%
2020 213 −23.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 279 people, 106 households, and 75 families living in the town. The population density was 1,213.0 inhabitants per square mile (468.3/km2). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 482.6 per square mile (186.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.3% White, 0.4% African American, and 0.4% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 106 households, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median age in the town was 40.1 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

Education

Tennyson has a public library, a branch of the Boonville-Warrick County Public Library.

Tennyson has an Elementary school.

See also

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