Mexico, Indiana

Mexico, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location in Miami County, Indiana
Coordinates: 40°49′12″N86°6′50″W / 40.82000°N 86.11389°W / 40.82000; -86.11389 Coordinates: 40°49′12″N86°6′50″W / 40.82000°N 86.11389°W / 40.82000; -86.11389
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	5.56 sq mi (14.40 km2)
• Land	5.49 sq mi (14.22 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation [2]	702 ft (214 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	915
• Density	166.7/sq mi (64.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46958
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-48636 [4]
GNIS feature ID	439059

Mexico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. ^[5] The population was 915 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

History

Mexico was platted in 1834. ^{[6] [7]} The community's name probably commemorates the Mexican War of Independence. ^[8] Mexico was established along an Indian trail bordering the Eel River. This trail became the Michigan Road, the first road in Miami County. Sitting along the Michigan Road was the River House Inn, owned by the parents of Indiana poet Dulciana Minerva Mason, which was at the time the only stopping point between Indianapolis and Michigan City. The post office at Mexico has been in operation since 1837. ^[9]

Geography

Mexico is located northwest of the center of Miami County at 40°49′12″N86°6′50″W / 40.82000°N 86.11389°W / 40.82000; -86.11389 (40.819892, -86.113834). ^[10] The center of the community is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of U.S. Route 31, which forms the western border of the CDP. US 31 leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Rochester and south 23 miles (37 km) to Kokomo. Peru, the Miami county seat, is 5 miles (8 km) to the southeast via North Mexico Road.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mexico CDP has a total area of 5.56 square miles (14.40 km²), of which 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²), or 1.28%, are water. ^[1] The Eel River runs through the CDP, east and south of the town center; it continues southwest to the Wabash River at Logansport.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	1,003		—
2000	984		−1.9%
2010	836		−15.0%
2020	915		9.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

As of the census ^[4] of 2000, there were 984 people, 402 households, and 297 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 179.6 inhabitants per square mile (69.3/km²). There were 416 housing units at an average density of 75.9 per square mile (29.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.27% White, 0.30% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 402 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,234, and the median income for a family was $55,776. Males had a median income of $37,778 versus $26,389 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,150. About 2.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "P1. Race – Mexico CDP, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "Mexico, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
6. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp.  670.
7. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp.  195.
8. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  217. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently because of sympathy for the Mexican struggle for independence.
9. "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• Miami County page on Mexico