Cannelton is a city in
Troy Township
, Perry County
, Indiana
, along the
Ohio River. The population was
1,209 at the 2000 census.
Cannelton is the former county seat of Perry County . The current county
seat is Tell City,
Indiana
. The name was adopted in 1844 is derived
from the
cannel coal once mined in the
area.
Geography
Cannelton is located at (37.910134, -86.739931) .
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), of which, 1.5 square
miles (3.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles
(0.2 km²) of it (4.52%) is water. Cannelton is home to
Cannelton High School
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,209
people, 509 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The
population density was 816.0
people per square mile (315.4/km²). There were 577 housing units at
an average density of 389.4/sq mi (150.5/km²). The racial
makeup of the city was 98.01%
White, 0.08%
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian, 0.50% from
other races, and 0.99% from two
or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.58%
of the population.
There were 509 households out of which 26.9% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were
married
couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 38.1% of all
households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age
of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to
64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,361, and the
median income for a family was $37,188. Males had a median income
of $26,940 versus $20,174 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$13,578. About 14.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 21.1%
of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
Sites of interest
Cannelton, Indiana, 1974, looking
southwest.
See also
References
External links
, built in 1849, was once the largest industrial
building in the United States west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is now a
National Historic
Landmark.
provides a 114-mile stretch of calm recreational
water on the Ohio River between Cannelton and Louisville,
Kentucky
.
Memorial. 8 miles east of town off of
State route 166.
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