Mooresville, Indiana

Mooresville, Indiana
Town
Mooresville Government Center, formerly a Methodist church
Nickname(s): "Home of the State Flag"
Location of Mooresville in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 39°36′29″N 86°22′9″W / 39.60806°N 86.36917°W / 39.60806; -86.36917Coordinates: 39°36′29″N 86°22′9″W / 39.60806°N 86.36917°W / 39.60806; -86.36917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Township	Brown
Area
• Total	6.35 sq mi (16.45 km2)
• Land	6.29 sq mi (16.29 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	9,326
• Estimate (2012)	9,456
• Density	1,482.7/sq mi (572.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46158
Area code(s)	317
FIPS code	18-50976
GNIS feature ID	0439412
Website	http://mooresville.in.gov/

Mooresville is a town in Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 9,326.

Mooresville was founded in 1824 by Samuel Moore, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Mooresville since 1826.

The Mooresville Commercial Historic District, Mooresville Friends Academy Building, and Mooresville Gymnasium are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the 2010 census, Mooresville has a total area of 6.34 square miles (16.42 km²), of which 6.28 square miles (16.27 km²) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.95%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,326 people, 3,715 households, and 2,558 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,482.7 inhabitants per square mile (572.5/km²). There were 3,930 housing units at an average density of 624.8 per square mile (241.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.