Roanoke, Indiana
| Roanoke, Indiana | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Roanoke in the state of Indiana |
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| Coordinates: 40°57′51″N 85°22′28″W / 40.96417°N 85.37444°WCoordinates: 40°57′51″N 85°22′28″W / 40.96417°N 85.37444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Huntington |
| Township | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,722 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,715 |
| • Density | 1,435.0/sq mi (554.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 46783 |
| Area code(s) | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-65016 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0442129 |
Roanoke is a town in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2010 census. Roanoke is governed by a town council. Town offices include the clerk treasurer, utilities department, police department, and volunteer fire department. The town has a public elementary school. WOWO and WBNI have transmitter towers in Roanoke, along U.S. Highway 24. For many years, television station WPTA was licensed to Roanoke, though that station's studios and transmitter have always been located in nearby Fort Wayne.
Roanoke had its start in about 1848, soon after the building of the Wabash and Erie Canal through that territory. The town was named after Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke was incorporated as a town in 1874.
Roanoke is located at 40°57′51″N 85°22′28″W / 40.96417°N 85.37444°W (40.964252, -85.374431).
According to the 2010 census, Roanoke has a total area of 1.206 square miles (3.12 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.11 km2) (or 99.5%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km2) (or 0.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,722 people, 680 households, and 487 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,435.0 inhabitants per square mile (554.1/km2). There were 756 housing units at an average density of 630.0 per square mile (243.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.1% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
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