thumb|upright=1.25|Photo of the McCordsville Town Hall
McCordsville is a town in Vernon Township, Hancock County, Indiana, United States. The town is a fast-growing suburb of Indianapolis with an estimated population of 8,592 in 2020.
History
McCordsville was laid out and platted in 1865. It was named for one or more members of the McCord family. McCordsville was incorporated in 1988.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, McCordsville has a total area of , of which (or 99.79%) is land and (or 0.21%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, McCordsville had a population of 8,503. The median age was 35.6 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.1 males age 18 and over.
97.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,940 households in McCordsville, of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.2% were married-couple households, 10.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 6,671 || 78.5%
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| Black or African American || 836 || 9.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 21 || 0.2%
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| Asian || 222 || 2.6%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 145 || 1.7%
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| Two or more races || 607 || 7.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 445 || 5.2%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,797 people, 1,653 households, and 1,322 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,717 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 83.2% White, 10.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.
There were 1,653 households, of which 50.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.26.
The median age in the town was 32.7 years. 32.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 34.9% were from 25 to 44; 22.5% were from 45 to 64; and 5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census The Indiana public school system that serves the town is the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation.