| Official Name: | Patriot, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Switzerland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Posey |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.84 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 201 |
| Population Density Km2: | 274.67 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 710.25 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 463 |
| Coordinates: | 38.8353°N -84.83°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47038 |
| Area Code: | 812 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-58392[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396851 |
Patriot is a town in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 209 at the 2010 census.
Patriot is the easternmost settlement in Indiana.
According to the 2010 census, Patriot has a total area of 0.26sqmi, of which 0.22sqmi (or 84.62%) is land and 0.04sqmi (or 15.38%) is water.[3]
Patriot was originally called Troy, and under the latter name was platted in 1812.[4] The Patriot post office has been in operation since 1827.[5]
Patriot has suffered several calamities in its history. A 1924 fire destroyed a large portion of its downtown. The town was again devastated in the Ohio River flood of 1937.[6]
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 209 people, 76 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The population density was 950PD/sqmi. There were 93 housing units at an average density of 422.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.1% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 76 households, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 2.97.
The median age in the town was 42.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 to 44; 34% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.1% male and 45.9% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 202 people, 73 households, and 60 families residing in the town. The population density was 906.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 108 housing units at an average density of 484.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.50% African American, 0.50% Native American, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 73 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $29,135 versus $26,071 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,866. About 6.0% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.