Summitville is a town in Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 989 at the 2020 census. It was named for its relatively lofty elevation.
The Joseph & Lucinda Thawley House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Geography
Summitville is in northeastern Madison County north-northeast of Alexandria and north of Anderson, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Summitville has a total area of , all land.
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 967 people, 378 households, and 268 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 430 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 378 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the town was 39.6 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census Summitville is home to an elementary school, Summitville Elementary School. Students move on to Madison-Grant Junior High School and Madison-Grant High School near Fairmount.
Summitville has a public library, a branch of the North Madison County Public Library System.
Notable people
Summitville was the birthplace of former game show announcer Jay Stewart.
Roy Danforth, class of 1954 from Summitville High School, was the basketball coach at Syracuse and Tulane University. He coached Syracuse to the Final Four in the 1975 NCAA tournament. He is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.