the crew, perished. The victims were impacted in a crater, which became their final resting place. A monument with the names of the victims and the date of the tragedy marks the grave. Steamboat 'Tell City' The steamboat 'TELL CITY' was built in 1889 and named after Tell City. It was used to carry passengers and freight on the Ohio River until it sank on April 6, 1917 in Little Hocking, Ohio. The pilothouse survived the sinking and is the oldest remaining steamboat pilothouse, located at the Ohio River Museum in Marietta, Ohio. Education Tell City is home to the Tell City High School Marksmen. The school is in Class 2A for football, basketball, and baseball. Tell City has a public library, a branch of the Perry County Public Library. Geography Tell City is located at . According to the 2010 census, Tell City has a total area of , of which (or 97.73%) is land and (or 2.27%) is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 7,272 people, 3,224 households, and 1,971 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,574 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 3,224 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.9% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age in the city was 42 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 19.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 7,845 people, 3,404 households, and 2,161 families residing in the city.