Angola, Indiana

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Coordinates: 41°38′13″N, 85°0′3″W
'City of Angola, Indiana'
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Steuben
Government
- Mayor	Richard M. Hickman
Area
- City	11.0 km² (4.2 sq mi)
- Land	11.0 km² (4.2 sq mi)
- Water	0.1 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	7,344
- Density	670.3/km² (1,736.1/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: www.angolain.org

For similarly named locales, see Angola (disambiguation).

Angola is a city in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,344 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County ^GR6. Angola is also home to Tri-State University.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Media
4 School District
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Angola, IN 46703 is located at 41°38′13″N, 85°0′3″W, at the intersection of U.S. 20 and State Road 127.

Angola's water tower.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²). 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.47%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,344 people, 2,769 households, and 1,578 families residing in the city. The population density was 670.3/km² (1,736.4/mi²). There were 3,012 housing units at an average density of 274.9/km² (712.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.00% White, 0.82% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population.

There were 2,769 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 20.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,925, and the median income for a family was $43,848. Males had a median income of $32,031 versus $23,258 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,750. About 8.1% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Downtown Angola's traffic circle (or roundabout), looking east. The monument in the center is dedicated to those who served in the American Civil War. The building with the cupola is the Steuben County courthouse, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.