Milford | |
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Town | |
Location of Milford in the state of Indiana |
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Coordinates: 41°24′33″N 85°50′49″W / 41.40917°N 85.84694°WCoordinates: 41°24′33″N 85°50′49″W / 41.40917°N 85.84694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Kosciusko |
Area | |
• Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2) |
• Land | 1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,562 |
• Estimate (2012) | 1,554 |
• Density | 1,420.0/sq mi (548.3/km2) |
FIPS code | |
GNIS feature ID | 2396763 |
Milford is a town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,562 at the 2010 census.
Milford was laid out by Judge Aaron M. Perine on April 10, 1836, who had settled the area with his family in 1834. It was named for a mill which stood near a ford. Milford was incorporated as a town in the year 1880.
According to the 2010 census, Milford has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.85 km2) (or 98.21%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 1.79%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,562 people, 613 households, and 406 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,420.0 inhabitants per square mile (548.3/km2). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 606.4 per square mile (234.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 88.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 8.8% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.4% of the population.
There were 613 households of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.
The median age in the town was 36.9 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.