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Eaton
Indianatown
Eaton
Total population
1,630
Median home value
$89,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$54,531
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Flood Watch · SevereFlood Watch issued September 18 at 3:42AM EDT until September 18 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Eaton is a town in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 1,595 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
Eaton was laid out and platted in 1854. The town was incorporated September 10, 1873, soon after the railroad had been built through the neighborhood. The first discovery of natural gas in Indiana occurred in the town of Eaton in 1876. The discovery set off the Indiana Gas Boom, leading to two decades of rapid regional growth.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Eaton has a total area of , of which (or 98.4%) is land and (or 1.6%) is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Eaton, IN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Muncie Central High SchoolOther · Muncie · 1,326 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Delta High SchoolHigh · Muncie · 787 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Burris Laboratory SchoolOther · Muncie · 681 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · Muncie · 633 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · Muncie · 607 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · Muncie · 583 students · 13.3:1 ratio
- West View Elementary SchoolElementary · Muncie · 479 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- East Washington AcademyElementary · Muncie · 468 students · 14.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Indiana
- Albany6.7 mi away · pop. 2,907
- Dunkirk8.5 mi away · pop. 1,861
- Fairview8.6 mi away
- Hartford City8.8 mi away · pop. 5,794
- Muncie9.1 mi away · pop. 65,194
- Fowlerton12.7 mi away · pop. 185
- Farmland15.4 mi away
- Cowan15.4 mi away · pop. 89
- Montpelier15.8 mi away · pop. 1,533
- Pennville15.9 mi away · pop. 619
- Fairmount16.5 mi away · pop. 2,662
- Oakville17.2 mi away · pop. 205
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Eaton
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library