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'{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Town of Sellersburg |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = "A Town Of Opportunity"<ref name="Sellersburg Indiana">{{cite web|url= http://www.sellersburg.org/|title= Sellersburg Indiana|publisher= Sellersbrg Indiana |accessdate= September 29, 2012}}</ref> <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = File:Clark County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sellersburg Highlighted 1868670.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location of Sellersburg in Clark County, Indiana. |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Indiana]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana|Silver Creek]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_magnitude = |area_land_km2 = 19.20 |area_water_km2 = 0.16 |area_total_km2 = 19.35 |area_total_sq_mi = 7.47 |area_land_sq_mi = 7.41 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.06 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = 9310 |population_density_km2 = 485.01 |population_density_sq_mi = 1256.24 |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 148 |elevation_ft = 486 |coordinates = {{coord|38|23|13|N|85|45|27|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 47172 |area_code = [[Area codes 812 and 930|812 & 930]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 18-68670<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 0449730<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> |website = [http://www.sellersburg.org/ http://www.sellersburg.org/] |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Town of Sellersburg''' is a town located within [[Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana|Silver Creek Township]], [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark County]], [[Indiana]], United States. It had a population of 6,128 at time of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Sellersburg is located along [[Interstate 65 in Indiana|Interstate 65]], about 15 minutes north of [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]. ==History== Sellersburg takes its name from its founder, Moses Sellers, who laid out the town in 1846.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhisto00inchic | title=Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana | publisher=Chicago Printing Company | year=1889 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhisto00inchic/page/26 26]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5707|title= Profile for Sellersburg, Indiana, IN|publisher= ePodunk|accessdate= September 29, 2012}}</ref> Sellersburg incorporated in 1890.<ref name="Sellersburg Indiana"/> The first post office at Sellersburg was established in 1854, at which time the name was spelled Sellersburgh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clark&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Clark County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> ==Geography== Sellersburg grew up at {{Coord|38|23|13|N|85|45|27|W|type:city}} (38.386823, -85.757543).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the 2010 census, Sellersburg has a total area of {{convert|3.97|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.24%) is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.76%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868670 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=2015-07-25 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085430/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868670 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 169 |1890= 508 |1900= 761 |1910= 676 |1920= 915 |1930= 1050 |1940= 1121 |1950= 1664 |1960= 2679 |1970= 3177 |1980= 3211 |1990= 5745 |2000= 6071 |2010= 6128 |2020= 9310 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-12-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 6,128 people, 2,443 households, and 1,697 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1555.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,595 housing units at an average density of {{convert|658.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 94.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.5% of the population. There were 2,443 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the town was 38 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,072 people, 2,407 households, and 1,757 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 1,515.8 people per square mile (584.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of 632.9/sq&nbsp;mi (244.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.04% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. There were 2,407 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,832, and the median income for a family was $46,512. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $21,974 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,648. About 4.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Education== Sellersburg has a public library, a branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://charlestown.boundless.ly/?page_id=23 | title=Locations | publisher=Charlestown-Clark County Public Library | accessdate=4 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173351/http://charlestown.boundless.ly/?page_id=23 | archive-date=4 March 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref> A campus of Ivy Tech Community College is also located in Sellersburg. ==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== In the early 1980s the town became home for [[Clark Regional Airport]], a regional airport supporting small and mid-size aircraft. ==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> {{See also|List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area}} * [[Will Kimmel]] - NASCAR and ARCA driver ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons cat}} * [http://www.sellersburg.org/ Town of Sellersburg, Indiana website] * [http://www.city-data.com/city/Sellersburg-Indiana.html City-Data.com] Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Sellersburg <br/><!--this break is to put visual space between the last information and the following template if needed--> {{Clark County, Indiana}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Clark County, Indiana]] [[Category:Towns in Indiana]] [[Category:Louisville metropolitan area]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1846]] [[Category:1846 establishments in Indiana]]'