were 1,822 people, 733 households, and 477 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 793 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.30% White, 0.11% African American, 0.27% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.96% of the population. There were 733 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $34,732, and the median income for a family was $45,043. Males had a median income of $32,734 versus $20,714 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,797. About 4.7% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. Education The town has a lending library, the Kentland-Jefferson Township Public Library. Notable people George Ade, columnist and author; Ross–Ade Stadium at Purdue University is named for him. Alice Chancellor, Army engineer Jethro A. Hatch, was the first physician in Kentland and a U.S. Representative from Indiana. Warren T. McCray, 30th Governor of Indiana. Tracy Smith, former Arizona State baseball coach. Gallery References George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong (1933). Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State and County. Indiana Historical Society. External links "Warren T. McCray" https://web.archive.org/web/20081204174258/http://www.countyhistory.com/doc.gov/033.htm "Earth Impact Database: Kentland" https://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/kentland.htm "South Newton High School" http://www.newton.k12.in.us Towns in Newton County, Indiana County seats in Indiana Northwest Indiana Populated places established in 1860 1860 establishments in Indiana Towns in Indiana