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Population (year 2000): 2,320. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,342 (+0.9% change)
Males: 1,114 (48.0%), Females: 1,206 (52.0%)
Gibson County
Zip code:
47648
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $35,964 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,400 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Branch:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (38.7%), English (11.1%),
United States (10.9%), Irish (9.2%), French (2.9%), Dutch
(1.7%).
Elevation: 450 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Branch
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Branch town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Branch:
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PRINCETON,
IN)
- WIRTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OAKLAND
CITY, IN)
- DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; EVANSVILLE,
IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Branch:
- EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN;
ID: EVV)
- OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 46 miles; OWENSBORO,
KY; ID: OWB)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 85
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Branch:
- RALPH E. KOCH (about 14 miles; POSEYVILLE, IN; ID:
61Y)
- SKYLANE (about 17 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; ID: 3EV)
- BOONVILLE (about 24 miles; BOONVILLE, IN; ID: I91)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Branch:
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 20 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 20 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
- TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about
24 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; VINCENNES, IN;
FT enrollment: 6,201)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 80
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
Public high school in Fort Branch:
- GIBSON SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 632;
Location: RD 800 S COAL MINE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fort Branch:
- FORT BRANCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 472;
Location: 800 S HILLCREST ST; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Fort Branch:
- HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 105;
Location: 202 SOUTH CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Fort Branch:
- FORT BRANCH-JOHNSON TWP PL (Operating income:
$266,776; Location: 107 E LOCUST ST; 35,731 books; 587
audio materials; 2,903 video materials; 105 serial
subscriptions)
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