Markle is a town in Huntington and Wells counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The Markle post office has been in operation since 1852.
Geography
Markle is located at (40.826477, -85.338076). The Wabash River flows through the south edge of the town.
According to the 2010 census, Markle has a total area of , of which (or 96.06%) is land and (or 3.94%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Markle had a population of 1,071. The median age was 44.6 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 468 households in Markle, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 21.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,095 people, 433 households, and 282 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 470 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.3% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 433 households, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median age in the town was 43 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 20.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census