City of Seymour
Location in the state of Indiana
Coordinates: 38°57′23″N 85°53′24″W / 38.95639, -85.89
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jackson
Government
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Area
- Total	10. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (28. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
- Land	10. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares 8 sq mi (28. 1 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)  0%
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	18,101
- Density	1,670. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (644. 7/km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47274
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-68832[1]
GNIS feature ID	0443233[2]

Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American Area code 812 includes cities and regions in southern Indiana ( Bedford, Bloomington, Clarksville, Columbus Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Jackson County is a County located in the US state of Indiana. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 18,101 at the 2000 census. Seymour is called the "Crossroads of America" because the North/South and East/West railroads cross in downtown.

The North/South line, the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, was built in the 1840s connecting Indianapolis to the Ohio River at Jeffersonville. The Jeffersonville Madison and Indianapolis Railroad was formed in 1866 as a merger between the Indianapolis and Madison Railroad and the Jeffersonville Railroad. It ran through the Shields farm at the area that is now Seymour.

In 1852 when the East/West railroad, the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, was going to be built, Capt. Meedy Shields who was the cousin of General John Tipton talked the surveyor, John Seymour, into putting it through his land. Meedy White Shields ( July 8 1804 - February 6 1866) was an early Indiana Pioneer the founder of Seymour Indiana, a successful John Shields Tipton ( August 14 1786 - April 5 1839) was an American politician In return he named the town Seymour. All trains had to stop at a crossroad, making Seymour a bustling community.

Seymour is the birthplace of singer John Mellencamp and Robert Shields (diarist) whose personal diary earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Rev Robert Shields ( May 17 1918 &ndash October 15 2007) was a former Minister and high school English teacher who lived in Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Robert William Shields was a distant cousin of Seymour founder Meedy Shields. Meedy White Shields ( July 8 1804 - February 6 1866) was an early Indiana Pioneer the founder of Seymour Indiana, a successful Birthplace of Pro Wrestler "Hustler" Rip Rogers.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Local Media 4 Early companies 5 Notable events 6 Annual Events of Note 7 Nearby Points of Interest 8 References 9 External links

Geography

Seymour is located at 38°57′23″N, 85°53′24″W (38. 956350, -85. 890068)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (28. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km*), all land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 18,101 people, 7,231 households, and 4,743 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,670. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (644. 7/km²). There were 7,709 housing units at an average density of 711. 4/sq mi (274. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93. 40% White, 1. 02% African American, 0. 30% Native American, 1. 43% Asian, 0. 05% Pacific Islander, 2. 93% from other races, and 0. 86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 85% of the population.

There were 7,231 households out of which 32. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49. 4% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 4% were non-families. 28. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 46 and the average family size was 2. 99.

In the city the population was spread out with 25. 5% under the age of 18, 10. 2% from 18 to 24, 31. 4% from 25 to 44, 19. 4% from 45 to 64, and 13. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,883, and the median income for a family was $43,357. Males had a median income of $30,638 versus $22,265 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,222. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 0% of families and 10. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 11. 6% of those age 65 or over.

Local Media

• WQKC
• WZZB
• WJAA
• WJCP
• WJLR
• Seymour Times
• The Tribune

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Early companies

• 1868 Seymour Businesses and Owners per Chandler & Co.
• Blish Milling Company (aka Blish Mill or Blish Flour) Involved in a 1916 SCOTUS decision setting a Precedent. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. In Common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a Legal case establishing a principle or rule that a Court or other judicial Sales Manager and Secretary Elbridge Blish Thompson who was a Hanover College and Yale University Alumni lost his life in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. Hanover College is a coeducational Liberal arts college, located in Hanover Indiana, near the banks of the Ohio River. Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of

Notable events

• Site of the World's First Train Robbery (by the Reno Gang) October 6th, 1866 just east of town
• Site of Freeman Field Mutiny in 1945 in which African-American members of the 477th Bombardment Group attempted to integrate an all-white officers' club at Freeman Army Air Corps Base. The Reno Brothers Gang, also known as the Renos or the Reno Gang, was a group of criminals that operated in the Midwestern United States during and just The Freeman Field Mutiny was a series of incidents at a United States Army Air Forces base near Seymour Indiana, in 1945 in which African American Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
• The Immanuel Lutheran School 8th grade girls basketball team won the National Lutheran Tournament of Champions in 2008 at Valparaso University. Team members are Taylor Royalty, Heather Jones, Allyson Brock, Amanda Moore, Sarah Onken, Alison Craig, Lacey Genglebach, Emma Franke, and Nicole Hoene. Amanda Moore was also named all tournament MVP.

Annual Events of Note

• Victory over Japan Day Parade
• Oktoberfest

Nearby Points of Interest

• Muscatatuck National Wildlife Preserve
• Brown County, Indiana
• Southern Indiana Center for the Arts (including gallery of John Mellencamp oil paintings)

References

External links

• Hall & Woods Real Estate
• Seymour City Website
• Seymour Community Network
• Jackson County Public Library
• The Tribune (local newspaper)
• The Banner (local newspaper)
• Jackson County Red Cross
• Seymour Times(local alternative weekly)
• 13th Floor Music (local independent record store)
• NaturalScape Services Inc.(Renowned Landscape Company)
• John Mellencamp's website

• Seymour, Indiana is at coordinates 38°57′23″N 85°53′24″W / 38.95635, -85.890068 (Seymour, Indiana)Coordinates: 38°57′23″N 85°53′24″W / 38.95635, -85.890068 (Seymour, Indiana)

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