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Fairmount is a town in Grant County in east central Indiana. The population was 2,992 at the 2000 census. It is ninety kilometers (fifty-five miles) northeast of Indianapolis. Largely a bed town to its three thousand citizens, Fairmount is best known as the boyhood home of actor James Dean, who is buried there. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (512x800, 33 KB) Red Dot map showing the location of Fairmount, Indiana - Marvin01 | talk 21:49, 18 October 2005 (UTC) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Fairmount...
Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ...
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Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, United States. ...
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Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, United States. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 270 miles (435 km) - % water 1. ...
The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. ...
Geography
Fairmount is located at 40°25′4″N, 85°38′56″W (40.417702, -85.648942)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,992 people, 1,226 households, and 859 families residing in the town. The population density was 785.9/km² (2,033.0/mi²). There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of 348.0/km² (900.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.30% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
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 Fairmount from the air, looking southwest. There were 1,226 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2006 KB) Fairmount, Indiana from the northeast. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2006 KB) Fairmount, Indiana from the northeast. ...
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In the town the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,843, and the median income for a family was $44,033. Males had a median income of $31,136 versus $23,041 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,029. About 7.4% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
History The Fairmount area was settled in the 1830s mostly by Quakers from North Carolina. The town was laid out in 1850 and named for Fairmount Park in Philadelphia; it was formally incorporated in 1870. Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria...
The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) began in England in the 17th century by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
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Depending upon the criteria, Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the largest municipal public park in the world at over 9,100 acres (37 km²). This figure includes all parkland within the city limits, as all 65 city parks are considered part of Fairmount Park and overseen by the Fairmount...
Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
After a large deposit of natural gas was found in 1887, Fairmount became a center of the glass industry for the rest of the nineteenth century. Shortly after the depletion of the gas in 1900 the automobile industry set up factories in the nearby large cities, and Fairmount became a bedroom town, restoring some of its lost prosperity. Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...
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Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...
 Fairmount High School under restoration 2003. In the 1940s, James Dean lived with an uncle on a farm north of Fairmount. He attended Fairmount High School, graduating in 1949. After his death in 1955 James Dean was brought back to Fairmount and buried in Park Cemetery. In 1996 a small memorial park north of the town's business district was dedicated to him. Image File history File links Fairmount_high_school_2003. ...
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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. ...
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1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
During the prosperity of the 1960s, Fairmount enjoyed a time of building with a new town hall, water works, post office and elementary school. At the end of the decade the local school district merged with a neighboring one, forming the Madison-Grant united school district. A new high school was built for this district, and Fairmount High School became a middle school. When a new junior high school was opened in 1986, the Fairmount High School building was closed for good. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ...
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, United States. ...
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Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Fairmount was hit very hard by the recession of 1980-1982, which brought the permanent loss of factory jobs and the failure of many farms. Yet the town managed to spring back later in the decade. Fairmount is still relatively prosperous despite the ill fortunes of nearby industrial cities and a steady loss of population. Many residents of Fairmount attribute the town's continued prosperity to its economy, which remains strong thanks to such commodities as corn, soybeans and reality. A recession is defined in macroeconomics as a decline in a countrys real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for two or more successive quarters of a year (equivalently, two consecutive quarters of negative real economic growth). ...
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
British singer Morrissey shot the video for his single "Suedehead" in Fairmount, tracing the steps of James Dean. Included in the video are the high school and farm Dean lived on. Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is a singer and songwriter from Manchester, England. ...
Notable residents James Dean, the actor, was raised in Fairmount and Jim Davis, the cartoonist of the comic strip Garfield was born in Fairmount. James Dean graduated from Fairmount High School, still standing (though unused) but in need of preservation, and is buried in Park Cemetery in Fairmount. James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. ...
Jim Davis with Odie the Dog on the left and Garfield the Cat on the right James Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945), is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield in 1978; Garfield is now one of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. ...
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This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ...
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis, featuring the cat Garfield, the pet dog Odie, and their socially inept owner Jon Arbuckle. ...
External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.417702° -85.648942°
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