Daleville is a town in Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Daleville was founded by American Revolutionary War veteran Alexander "Campbell" Dale.
Daleville was named after Campbell Dale, when his family settled at the site in the 1820s. It was platted in 1838.
Daleville is the newest town in Indiana, as it was officially incorporated as a town in 1982 to avoid annexation by its neighbor Chesterfield.
The Daleville Broncos high school baseball team won the 2016 and 2018 Indiana high school athletic association 1a baseball state titles.
thumb|upright=1.1|Daleville from above, looking southwest
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Daleville has a total area of , of which (or 99.03%) is land and (or 0.97%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 1,651 people and 344 families living in the town. The population density was .
There were 709 households in Daleville, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.0% were married-couple households, 20.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% 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 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82. of 2010, there were 1,647 people, 671 households, and 457 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 716 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 671 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% 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 2.97.
The median age in the town was 40 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.
2000 census
As of the census