females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,023, and the median income for a family was $31,000. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,382. About 10.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 27.8% of those 65 or over. Life in the Community The city was named after Andrew Blount, land-owner. At one time Blountsville used to have its own school, a grain elevator (sitting along the railroad tracks). (While the railroad line is no longer in existence, the Cardinal Greenway uses the old trail bed as a biking and hiking trail. This trail is paved from Richmond, Indiana to Gaston, Indiana.) Throughout the decades the community has had numerous churches: Blountsville Congregational Christian Church, 7746 E High St, Losantville, IN 47354 (Blountsville, IN) Blountsville Presbyterian Church (deeded land September 30, 1840), which later housed: Methodist Episcopal Church, 1857 (deeded land November 10, 1856) Blountsville Nazarene Church (arsonist burned July 26, 1998) Blountsville church of Christ, 8057 E. High St, Blountsville, IN (later Route 1, Losantville, IN 47354) See also Rogersville, Indiana – a nearby village in Stoney Creek township References External links Other histories: Henry County, Indiana Genealogy and History: Stony Creek Township My Henry County Connection: Boles Early Churches of Henry County, Indiana Henry County Photo Album Blountsville Congregational Christian Church History, printed 1957 Towns in Henry County, Indiana Towns in Indiana