Plymouth, Indiana

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Coordinates: 41°20′38″N, 86°18′45″W
City of Plymouth
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Marshall
Area
- City	18.1 km² (7.0 sq mi)
- Land	18.0 km² (7.0 sq mi)
- Water	0 km² (0 sq mi) 0.14%
Population (2000)
- City	9,840
- Density	545.9/km² (1,414.0/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Plymouth is a city in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,840 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Marshall County^GR6. Plymouth was the site of the first retail outlet of defunct U.S. retailer Montgomery Ward in 1926.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Plymouth is located at 41°20′38″N, 86°18′45″W (41.343894, -86.312544)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.1 km² (7.0 mi²). 18.0 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.14% is water.

Plymouth downtown from above.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,840 people, 3,838 households, and 2,406 families residing in the city. The population density was 545.9/km² (1,414.0/mi²). There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of 227.4/km² (589.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.80% White, 0.63% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 6.19% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.99% of the population.

There were 3,838 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,505, and the median income for a family was $41,447. Males had a median income of $30,444 versus $21,293 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,417. About 10.4% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Fall 1977 - Plymouth High School wins Football State Championship

March, 1982 - Scott Skiles leads Plymouth High School to the boys basketball state championship with a 75-74 double overtime victory over Gary Roosevelt High School.

July, 1982 - Five firefighters were killed when their fire truck overturned while responding to a call. The truck crashed on a curve near West School on state road 17. They were driving a tanker truck. When they made the turn, the water in the truck shifted which caused the truck to break through a road barrier. In a later investigation, the call that was placed in which the firefighters were dispatched was found to have been made as a prank by local teenagers.

1996 through 2004 school years - Plymouth High School speech team wins the State Speech Championship for Class "AA" in Indiana.

March 24, 2007 Plymouth wins the Indiana Class AAA boys' basketball championship. Plymouth beat Evansville Bosse in a 72-61 victory. Plymouth lost the title game in 2005 to Washington in a last second halfcourt 3-point shot.