| Pendleton, Indiana | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Madison |
| Area | |
| - Total | 6.8 sq mi (17.5 km²) |
| - Land | 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,873 |
| - Density | 577.6/sq mi (223.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46064 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-58662GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0440989GR3 |
Pendleton is a town in Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,873 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Pendleton is located at (40.002841, -85.746576)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.5 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.74%) is water. The town houses the schools for its very own South Madison School Cooperation. Pendleton Elementary (formerly South Elementary) serves as one of the three elementary schools in the area and is located near the downtown area. Pendleton Heights Middle School is located next door to the Elementary school. Pendleton Heights High school sits atop a hill on the edge of the north side of town and serves as the local high school.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,873 people, 1,550 households, and 1,052 families residing in the town. The population density was 577.6 people per square mile (222.9/km²). There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 243.2/sq mi (93.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.27% White, 0.39% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. There were 1,550 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $46,204, and the median income for a family was $54,556. Males had a median income of $39,545 versus $25,753 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,074. About 3.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Prisons
Pendleton is home to 3 facilities in the Indiana Department of Corrections
- Pendleton Correctional Facility
- Correctional Industrial Facility
- Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility
Transportation
Highways
- Major highways and roads that serve Pendleton include I-69, State Road 9, State Road 38, State Road 67, and U.S. Route 36
Trivia
- After a massacre of multiple Native Americans 3 white men were hung for the crime. This marked first time white men were executed for the murder of Native Americans in the United States.
- Abolitionist Frederick Douglas was attacked by a mob in 1843 while attempting to deliver a lecture in Pendleton. Douglas was knocked unconscious and his hand was broken. Douglas described the attack as follows: "Pendleton this mobocratic spirit was even more pronounced. It was found impossible to obtain a building in which to hold our convention, and our friends, Dr. Fussell and others, erected a platform in the woods, where quite a large audience assembled. Mr. Bradburn, Mr. White, and myself were in attendance. As soon as we began to speak a mob of about sixty of the roughest characters I ever looked upon ordered us, through its leaders, to "be silent," threatening us, if we were not, with violence. We attempted to dissuade them, but they had not come to parley but to fight, and were well armed. They tore down the platform on which we stood, assaulted Mr. White and knocking out several of his teeth, dealt a heavy blow on William A. White, striking him on the back part of the head, badly cutting his scalp and felling him to the ground. Undertaking to fight my way through the crowd with a stick which I caught up in the mêlée, I attracted the fury of the mob, which laid me prostrate on the ground under a torrent of blows. Leaving me thus, with my right hand broken, and in a state of unconsciousness, the mobocrats hastily mounted their horses and rode to Andersonville, where most of them resided. I was soon raised up and revived by Neal Hardy, a kind-hearted member of the Society of Friends, and carried by him in his wagon about three miles in the country to his home, where I was tenderly nursed and bandaged by good Mrs. Hardy till I was again on my feet, but as the bones broken were not properly set my hand has never recovered its natural strength and dexterity. We lingered long in Indiana, and the good effects of our labors there are felt at this day. I have lately visited Pendleton, now one of the best republican towns in the State, and looked again upon the spot where I was beaten down, and have again taken by the hand some of the witnesses of that scene, amongst whom was the kind, good lady--Mrs. Hardy--who, so like the good Samaritan of old, bound up my wounds, and cared for me so kindly"
- Pendleton was the county seat of Madison County until it was relocated to Andersontown (now Anderson), in 1826.
- The Pendleton Correctional Facility is located on the south edge of town. Famous former inmates include: John Dillinger, Harry Pierpont and Homer Van Meter. The Pendleton Reformatory is a maximum security prison and is located at 4490 Reformatory Rd.
- The Pendleton Historic District, a U.S. Registered Historic District covers an area roughly bounded by Fall Creek, the Conrail right-of-way, Madison and Adams Sts.
- Pendleton Emergency Ambulance operates the only volunteer Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance service in Indiana.
External links
- Town of Pendleton website
- South Madison Community School Corporation website
- Pendleton, Indiana is at coordinates Coordinates:
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Madison County, Indiana |
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| County seat: Anderson | ||
| Cities and towns |
Alexandria | Anderson | Chesterfield | Country Club Heights | Edgewood | Elwood | Frankton | Ingalls | Lapel | Markleville | Orestes | Pendleton | River Forest | Summitville | Woodlawn Heights |
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| Townships |
Adams | Anderson | Boone | Duck Creek | Fall Creek | Green | Jackson | Lafayette | Monroe | Pipe Creek | Richland | Stony Creek | Union | Van Buren |
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| Unincorporated communities |
Alfont | Alliance | Bloomer | College Corner | Dundee | Edgewood Village | Emporia | Fishersburg | Florida | Gridley | Hamilton | Hardscrabble | Huntsville | Leisure | Linwood | Moonville | New Columbus | Perkinsville | Prosperity | South Elwood | Sunview |
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