Henryville, Indiana

"Henryville" redirects here. For other places with the same name, see Henryville (disambiguation).

Henryville, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Henryville in Clark County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 38°32′18″N85°45′20″W / 38.53833°N 85.75556°W / 38.53833; -85.75556
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Township	Monroe
Area [1]
• Total	2.83 sq mi (7.33 km2)
• Land	2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	495 ft (151 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,878
• Density	664.78/sq mi (256.64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47126
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-33142 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2393047 [2]

Festival in Henryville, 2006

A young girl walks the parking lot of her elementary school in Henryville after the March 2012 tornado.

Henryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Clark County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[4] The population was 1,905 at the 2010 census.

Henryville is home to Indiana's oldest state forest, Clark State Forest, and birthplace of entrepreneur Colonel Harland Sanders, whose iconic image appears in the Kentucky Fried Chicken logo ^[5] and Grammy award-winning bluegrass fiddle player Michael Cleveland. ^[6]

History

In 1850, the village of Morristown was established. It was renamed Henryville in 1853 to honor Colonel Henry Ferguson, who was once a colonel in the Pennsylvania militia. He purchased the land on which Henryville was established, and helped persuade Pennsylvania Railroad officials to run the line through Clark County. ^[7] The Henryville post office was established in 1865. ^[8]

Henryville is the birthplace of "Colonel" Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. ^[9]

2012 tornado

Main article: Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012

At approximately 3:15 p.m. (EST) on March 2, 2012, an EF4 tornado caused extensive damage to Henryville, killing one person. ^[5] It was on the ground for more than 50 miles. ^[10] The storm destroyed Henryville Elementary School and Henryville Jr/Sr High School. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), all land.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Henryville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. ^[14]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,545		—
2010	1,905		23.3%
2020	1,878		−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 1,545 people, 583 households, and 434 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 535.6 inhabitants per square mile (206.8/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 211.1 per square mile (81.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.16% White, 0.06% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.26% Asian, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 583 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,405, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $38,938 versus $22,043 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,745. About 6.2% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 27.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Main article: Henryville Jr/Sr High School

Henryville has an elementary, ^[15] and junior/senior high school. ^[16]

Henryville has a public library, a branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library. ^[17]

Infrastructure

Highway

Interstate 65 passes north–south through the west side of Henryville and roughly parallels the older U.S. Route 31. Indiana State Road 160 intersects the previous two roads in Henryville.

Rail

The Louisville & Indiana Railroad runs north–south through Henryville and roughly parallels U.S. Route 31. ^[18]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Henryville, Indiana
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Henryville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 23, 2016.
5. Indiana town completely gone after tornado kills at least 1; Sun Times; March 2, 2012.
6. "Michael Cleveland Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic .
7. Yael Kasander (March 12, 2007). "Henry Ferguson". Indiana Public Media. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
8. "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
9. Witzel, Morgen (May 15, 2005). Encyclopedia of History of American Management. A&C Black. p. 447. ISBN   978-1-84371-131-5.
10. Alford, Roger; Jim Suhr (March 4, 2012). "Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Associated Press . Retrieved March 4, 2012.
11. Susan Candiotti and Moni Basu (March 3, 2012). "March tornadoes: One day there was a town; the next day it was gone". CNN. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
12. "U.S. News - 'Crash, bang, break' as students, staff survive twister hitting school". Usnews.msnbc.msn.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
13. "Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 dead". CBS News. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
14. Climate Summary for Henryville, Indiana
15. ":: West Clark Community Schools ::". Wclark.k12.in.us. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
16. ":: West Clark Community Schools ::". Wclark.k12.in.us. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
17. "Locations". Charlestown-Clark County Public Library. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
18. "State of Indiana 2012 Rail System Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

External links

• Indiana portal

• Borden-Henryville School Corporation
• Clark State Forestry