Lebanon, Indiana

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Lebanon, Indiana, about 1909.

For other places with the same name, see Lebanon (disambiguation).

Lebanon (commonly pronounced "Leba-nen") is a city in Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 14,222 at the 2000 census. The town was named Lebanon because a stand of hickory trees on the site reminded one of the town's commissioners of the Biblical cedars of Lebanon. [link] The city is the county seat of Boone County^{[Geographic references#6GR6]}. Lebanon is located in central Indiana, northwest of Indianapolis.

Contents

1 Geography
2 Notable Architecture
3 Demographics
4 Notable natives and former residents
5 External links

Geography

Lebanon is located at [40°3′8″N, 86°28′18″W] (40.052137, -86.471570)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²), all land.

Notable Architecture

The county courthouse of Lebanon is notable for its single-piece vertical Ionic Order limestone columns. They were at one time the largest single-piece limestone columns in the world.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 14,222 people, 5,834 households, and 3,780 families residing in the city. The population density was 754.3/km² (1,952.9/mi²). There were 6,202 housing units at an average density of 328.9/km² (851.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.67% White, 0.33% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.61% of the population.

There were 5,834 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,791, and the median income for a family was $47,769. Males had a median income of $35,614 versus $22,791 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,245. About 4.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and former residents

Rick Mount was Indiana's Mr. Basketball for 1966.

External links

[History of Lebanon, Indiana]

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