Patriot is a town in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, Patriot had a population of 201.
thumb|Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey.
Geography
Patriot is the easternmost settlement in Indiana.
According to the 2010 census, Patriot has a total area of , of which (or 84.62%) is land and (or 15.38%) is water.
History
Patriot was originally called Troy, and under the latter name was platted in 1812. The Patriot post office has been in operation since 1827.
Patriot has suffered several calamities in its history. A 1924 fire destroyed a large portion of its downtown. The town was again devastated in the Ohio River flood of 1937.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 209 people, 76 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 93 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 76 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 2.97.
The median age in the town was 42.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 34% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.1% male and 45.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census
- Lydia Moss Bradley – Philanthropist and founder of Bradley University
- Elwood Mead – head of the United States Bureau of Reclamation from 1924 to 1936
- Augusta Stevenson – author of children's literature
See also
- List of cities and towns along the Ohio River