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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = South Whitley, Indiana
| official_name      = Town of South Whitley
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| image_caption      = South Whitley, State Street and water tower
| image_map          = File:Whitley County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas South Whitley Highlighted 1871612.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of South Whitley in Whitley County, Indiana.
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Indiana]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Whitley County, Indiana|Whitley]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Cleveland Township, Whitley County, Indiana|Cleveland]]
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| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1818
| population_density_km2 = 823.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 2133.80
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| area_land_km2      = 2.21
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
| area_total_km2     = 2.25
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.87
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.85
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 804
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|04|51|N|85|37|26|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46787
| area_code          = [[Area code 260|260]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 18-71612<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2397668<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397668}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.southwhitley.org/}}
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'''South Whitley''' is a town in [[Cleveland Township, Whitley County, Indiana|Cleveland Township]], [[Whitley County, Indiana|Whitley County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], South Whitley had a population of 1,818.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A71612&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 20, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> It is a town in the Midwestern tradition of red brick buildings and tree-lined streets.
==History==
South Whitley was originally called Springfield, and under the latter name was laid out in 1837. A post office was established that year under the name Whitley.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofwhitley00kale | title=History of Whitley County, Indiana | publisher=B. F. Bowen & Company |author1=Kaler, Samuel P.  |author2=Maring, Richard H. | year=1907 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofwhitley00kale/page/313 313]}}</ref> The post office was renamed to South Whitley in 1842, and still operates today.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Whitley | title=Whitley County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 6, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, South Whitley has a total area of {{convert|0.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1871612
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052048/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1871612
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1880= 408
|1890= 720
|1900= 1113
|1910= 1176
|1920= 1074
|1930= 1102
|1940= 1118
|1950= 1299
|1960= 1325
|1970= 1362
|1980= 1575
|1990= 1482
|2000= 1782
|2010= 1751
|2020= 1818
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
}}
[[File:Railroad depot, South Whitley, Indiana (1910s).jpg|thumb|right|Railroad depot in South Whitley, 1910s]]

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], South Whitley had a population of 1,818. The median age was 37.5 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A71612&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A71612&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A71612&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 768 households in South Whitley, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.0% were married-couple households, 21.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 817 housing units, of which 6.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/>
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 1,717 || 94.4%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 13 || 0.7%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 6 || 0.3%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 1 || 0.1%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 11 || 0.6%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 70 || 3.9%
|-
| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 32 || 1.8%
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,751 people, 729 households, and 482 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1924.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 820 housing units at an average density of {{convert|901.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 729 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the town was 37.6 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,782 people, 742 households, and 482 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,423.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 791 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,075.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 742 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,114, and the median income for a family was $42,438. Males had a median income of $34,653 versus $21,221 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,766. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
==Education==
The town is served by [[Whitko Community School Corporation]] and contains South Whitley Elementary and Whitko Jr/Sr High School.

The town has a lending library, the South Whitley Community Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | accessdate=March 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
*[[WIOE-FM]] 101.1 is licensed to South Whitley, but is located in nearby Warsaw.<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WIOE-FM|title=WIOE-FM Facility Record|accessdate=August 20, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref><ref name="Location">{{cite web|url=http://wioe.com/site/contact/|title=Contact WIOE - Oldies 101 WIOE-FM|accessdate=August 20, 2015|work=Brian R. Walsh/WIOE}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Will Cuppy]] — humorist and journalist<ref>George Morrison Fleck, The Cuppy House, South Whitley, IN: Fleck Press, 1954</ref>
* [[Hugo Fox]] — principal bassoonist in Chicago Symphony Orchestra<ref>On page 47 in the July 1927, issue of THE SPECIALITY SALESMAN MAGAZINE, a national magazine published in South Whitley, Hugo Fox is praised. Mr Fox was invited to attend a banquet given at the opening of South Whitley's first hotel, The Hicks Tavern, on Wednesday, May 11. Quote: "There was Mr. Hugo Fox, a former South Whitley boy, who is now playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and is too modest to say that he is the best bassoon player in the country today."(Fred Fox of South Whitley was the manager of The Hicks Tavern. Fred Fox and Hugo Fox were brothers.)</ref>
* [[Janie Fricke]] — country music singer
* [[Albert Fredrick Ottomar Germann]] — scientist and academic
*[[Jennie Bain Wilson]] — writer of Christian hymns<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/w/i/l/s/wilson_j.htm|title=Jennie Bain Wilson|last=|first=|date=|website=HymnTime|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
<References/>

==External links==

* [https://www.southwhitley.org/ Official website]
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