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Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. In the late 1890s and early 1900s, the town's name was briefly changed to "Whitlock" on maps. The original name was changed from Pleasant Hill to avoid confusion with another town of the same name located along the rail line. Later, the name Wingate was temporarily changed to Whitlock to appease the political adversaries of John C. Wingate. The town was eventually renamed in honor of prominent local figure, John C. Wingate.
Sports heritage
Signage at the north and south entrances of the town (shown right) along Indiana State Road 25 proudly states that after the first Indiana State Basketball Championships were held in 1911, the Wingate team became the first to win back-to-back championships in 1913 and 1914. The sign also mentions that Wingate produced four Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductees—Homer Stonebraker, Jesse Wood, Lee Thorn and Alonzo Goldsberry—and two football hall of famers. The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted a fifth player, Forest Crane, in 2013. Wingate was also the site of the first electric basketball scoreboard, invented in 1935 by two local men, Lee Haxton and Roy Meharry.
Geography
thumb|left|upright=1.2|Map of Wingate
thumb|upright=1.3|Aerial view looking to the northwest
Wingate is located at the intersection of Indiana State Road 25 and Indiana State Road 55 in the northwest corner of Montgomery County, approximately northwest of Crawfordsville, the county seat. Wingate is the southern terminus of State Road 55, which runs northwest out of town, leading to Newtown. SR 25 leads south to Waynetown and northeast to Lafayette.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wingate has a total area of , all land.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 263 people, 114 households, and 76 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 128 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White.
There were 114 households, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the town was 44.4 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 29.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
2000 census
thumb|upright=0.6|left|The Wingate town hall and water tower
As of the census Elementary students are zoned to Pleasant Hill Elementary School. Secondary school students attend Northridge Middle School and North Montgomery High School.
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Image:Wingate, Indiana calaboose.png|The historic 1898 calaboose
Image:Wingate-tower.jpg|Buildings along Vine Street
Image:Wingate-water-works.jpg|The water works
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