Fairmount, Indiana: Difference between revisions

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'''Fairmount''' is a town in [[Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana|Fairmount Township]], [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant County]] in the east central part of the U.S. state of [[Indiana]]. The population was 2,682 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is 55 miles (88 km) northeast of [[Indianapolis]]. Largely a [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for nearby [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]], Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor [[James Dean]], who is buried there.

'''Fairmount''' is a town in [[Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana|Fairmount Township]], [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant County]] in the east-central part of the U.S. state of [[Indiana]]. The population was 2,682 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is 55 miles (88 km) northeast of [[Indianapolis]]. Largely a [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for nearby [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]], Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor [[James Dean]], who is buried there.

== History ==

==History==

The Fairmount area was settled in the 1830s mostly by [[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]] from [[North Carolina]]. The town was laid out in 1850 and named for [[Fairmount Park]] in [[Philadelphia]];<ref>{{cite book |last=Shouse |first=Cathy Duling |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b_MnHqUqgDcC&pg=PA7 |title=Fairmount |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7385-8401-0 |page=7}}</ref> it was formally incorporated in 1870.

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In the 1940s, [[James Dean]] lived with an aunt and uncle, Ortense and Marcus Winslow, on a farm north of Fairmount. He attended Fairmount High School, graduating in 1949. After his death in 1955, Dean was buried in Park Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.fairmount-in.com/about |accessdate=June 4, 2023 |publisher=Town of Fairmount, Indiana}}</ref> In 1996, a small Memorial Park north of the town's business district was dedicated in his memory with a bronze bust by Hollywood artist Kenneth Kendall.

The 1988 music video for British singer Morrissey's "Suedehead," directed by Tim Broad, was filmed on location in Fairmount, Indiana. The video is a tribute to his idol, James Dean, and features several of Dean's childhood haunts, including his family farm, high school, and gravesite at Park Cemetery

During the prosperity of the 1960s, Fairmount enjoyed a time of building with a new town hall, water works, post office and elementary school. At the end of the decade the local school district merged with a neighboring one, forming the [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]-[[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]] [[Madison-Grant United School Corporation|united school district]]. A new high school was built for this district, and Fairmount High School became a middle school. When a new junior high school was opened in 1986, the Fairmount High School building was permanently closed.

The [[Baldwin Addition Historic District]], [[Fairmount Commercial Historic District]], and [[J.W. Patterson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a|dateform=mdy}}</ref>

==Geography==

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|estimate= 2673

|estyear= 2025

|estref= <ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/fairmount-demographics|title=Fairmount Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

|estref=<ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/fairmount-demographics|title=Fairmount Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> {{decrease}}

|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>

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===2020 census===

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Fairmount had a population of 2,682. The median age was 45.5 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.7 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%3A22432&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 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%3A22432&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 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%3A22432&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 1,170 households in Fairmount, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.3% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,288 housing units, of which 9.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/>

! Race !! Number !! Percent

|-

| [[White Americans|White]] || 2,491 || 92.9%

|-

| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 18 || 0.7%

|-

| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 4 || 0.1%

|-

| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 1 || 0.0%

|-

| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 3 || 0.1%

|-

| Some other race || 22 || 0.8%

|-

| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 143 || 5.3%

|-

| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 60 || 2.2%

|}

===2010 census===

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The median income for a household in the town was $33,843, and the median income for a family was $44,033. Males had a median income of $31,136 versus $23,041 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,029. About 7.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

[[Madison-Grant United School Corporation]] operates public schools Fairmount is assigned to.<ref name=Grantcountymap>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st18_in/c18053_grant/DC10SD_C18053_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Grant County, IN]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150710203552/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st18_in/c18053_grant/DC10SD_C18053_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 10, 2015.</ref>

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== External links ==

==External links==

* [https://www.fairmount-in.com/ Official website]

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-'''Fairmount''' is a town in [[Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana|Fairmount Township]], [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant County]] in the east central part of the U.S. state of [[Indiana]]. The population was 2,682 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is 55 miles (88&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Indianapolis]]. Largely a [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for nearby [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]], Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor [[James Dean]], who is buried there.
+'''Fairmount''' is a town in [[Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana|Fairmount Township]], [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant County]] in the east-central part of the U.S. state of [[Indiana]]. The population was 2,682 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is 55 miles (88&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Indianapolis]]. Largely a [[commuter town|bedroom community]] for nearby [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]], Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor [[James Dean]], who is buried there.
-== History ==
+==History==
 The Fairmount area was settled in the 1830s mostly by [[Religious Society of Friends|Quakers]] from [[North Carolina]]. The town was laid out in 1850 and named for [[Fairmount Park]] in [[Philadelphia]];<ref>{{cite book |last=Shouse |first=Cathy Duling |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b_MnHqUqgDcC&pg=PA7 |title=Fairmount |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7385-8401-0 |page=7}}</ref> it was formally incorporated in 1870.
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 In the 1940s, [[James Dean]] lived with an aunt and uncle, Ortense and Marcus Winslow, on a farm north of Fairmount. He attended Fairmount High School, graduating in 1949. After his death in 1955, Dean was buried in Park Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.fairmount-in.com/about |accessdate=June 4, 2023 |publisher=Town of Fairmount, Indiana}}</ref> In 1996, a small Memorial Park north of the town's business district was dedicated in his memory with a bronze bust by Hollywood artist Kenneth Kendall.
+The 1988 music video for British singer Morrissey's "Suedehead," directed by Tim Broad, was filmed on location in Fairmount, Indiana. The video is a tribute to his idol, James Dean, and features several of Dean's childhood haunts, including his family farm, high school, and gravesite at Park Cemetery
 During the prosperity of the 1960s, Fairmount enjoyed a time of building with a new town hall, water works, post office and elementary school. At the end of the decade the local school district merged with a neighboring one, forming the [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]-[[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]] [[Madison-Grant United School Corporation|united school district]]. A new high school was built for this district, and Fairmount High School became a middle school. When a new junior high school was opened in 1986, the Fairmount High School building was permanently closed.
 The [[Baldwin Addition Historic District]], [[Fairmount Commercial Historic District]], and [[J.W. Patterson House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a|dateform=mdy}}</ref>
 ==Geography==
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 |estimate= 2673
 |estyear= 2025
-|estref= <ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/fairmount-demographics|title=Fairmount Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>
+|estref=<ref name="IndianaDemographics">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiana-demographics.com/fairmount-demographics|title=Fairmount Demographic Statistics|publisher=Indiana Demographics by Cubit|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> {{decrease}}
 |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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
+| align = right
+| align-fn = center
 }}
+===2020 census===
+As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Fairmount had a population of 2,682. The median age was 45.5 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.7 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%3A22432&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 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%3A22432&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
+.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%3A22432&in=state%3A18|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
+There were 1,170 households in Fairmount, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.3% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
+There were 1,288 housing units, of which 9.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/>
+! Race !! Number !! Percent
+|-
+| [[White Americans|White]] || 2,491 || 92.9%
+|-
+| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 18 || 0.7%
+|-
+| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 4 || 0.1%
+|-
+| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 1 || 0.0%
+|-
+| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 3 || 0.1%
+|-
+| Some other race || 22 || 0.8%
+|-
+| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 143 || 5.3%
+|-
+| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 60 || 2.2%
+|}
 ===2010 census===
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 The median income for a household in the town was $33,843, and the median income for a family was $44,033. Males had a median income of $31,136 versus $23,041 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,029. About 7.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
 ==Education==
 [[Madison-Grant United School Corporation]] operates public schools Fairmount is assigned to.<ref name=Grantcountymap>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st18_in/c18053_grant/DC10SD_C18053_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Grant County, IN]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150710203552/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st18_in/c18053_grant/DC10SD_C18053_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on July 10, 2015.</ref>
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 {{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
 * [https://www.fairmount-in.com/ Official website]

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