Wingate, Indiana
| Wingate, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 40°10′22″N 87°4′25″W / 40.17278°N 87.07361°WCoordinates: 40°10′22″N 87°4′25″W / 40.17278°N 87.07361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Coal Creek |
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| • Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 263 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 264 |
| • Density | 1,195.5/sq mi (461.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 47994 |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| FIPS code | 18-84914 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0446183 |
Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census.
Wingate was platted, (as Pleasant Hill), by Christian Bever in 1832. Citizens renamed the town in honor of prominent townsperson, John C. Wingate.
Signage on the north and south ends of town (shown right) along Indiana State Road 25 boast that, following the first Indiana State Basketball Championships that were held in 1911, the Wingate team was the first to win back-to-back championships in 1913 and 1914. The same sign also mentions that Wingate produced four Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductees—Homer Stonebraker, Jesse Wood, Lee Thorn and Alonzo Goldsberry—and two football hall of famers. The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted a fifth player, Forest Crane, in 2013. Wingate was the site of the first electric basketball scoreboard; it was invented in 1935 by two local men, Lee Haxton and Roy Meharry.
Wingate is located at the intersection of Indiana State Road 25 and Indiana State Road 55 in the northwest corner of Montgomery County, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the county seat of Crawfordsville. Wingate is the southern terminus of State Road 55, which runs northwest out of town.
According to the 2010 census, Wingate has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2), all land.
Currently the town utilizes a three-member town board and a town clerk. These are elected positions. The town appoints a maintenance superintendent and a town marshal. The maintenance person is responsible for signage, road condition, sewers, and water. The town marshal is charged with enforcing town ordinance, state and local law.
As of the census of 2010, there were 263 people, 114 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,195.5 inhabitants per square mile (461.6/km2). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 581.8 per square mile (224.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White.
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