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Jamestown is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 942 at the 2020 census.
History
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Jamestown was established in 1830, and was platted in 1832. The town was named for its founder, James Mattock.
The town served as the original county seat of Boone County until 1831 when the legislature required that the county seat be moved towards the center of the district. In 1869, the Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railway (Later the Peoria and Eastern) came through the center of town on what was then Washington Street. The railroad remains today as the CSX Crawfordsville Sub and is the mainline from Indianapolis and Avon to Chicago. Additionally, Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company operated interurban service through Jamestown beginning in 1912 until its demise adjacent to the Big Four railroad, the remnants still being visible north of the railroad right of way.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Jamestown has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 958 people, 394 households, and 261 families in the town. The population density was . There were 418 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.9% White, 0.5% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 394 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the town was 36.5 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census, The portion in Hendricks County is in the Northwest Hendricks School Corporation (Tri-West). The Northwest Hendricks district's comprehensive high school is Tri-West Hendricks High School.
The town has a lending library, the Tri-Area Library.
Notable people
- Davey Hamilton, American racecar driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500
- Herman B Wells, 11th President of Indiana University