| Official Name: | Summitville, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Van Buren |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.47 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.47 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.57 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 989 |
| Population Density Km2: | 674.80 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1747.35 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 879 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3361°N -85.6436°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46070 |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-74132[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397687 |
Summitville is a town in Van Buren Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 989 at the 2020 census.[2]
Summitville was laid out in 1867.[4] It was named for its relatively lofty elevation.[5]
The Joseph & Lucinda Thawley House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
Summitville is in northeastern Madison County 6miles north-northeast of Alexandria and north of Anderson, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Summitville has a total area of 0.57sqmi, all land.[1] The headwaters of Mud Creek pass to the west of the town limits, flowing southward to join Pipe Creek, a tributary of the White River, at Alexandria.
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 967 people, 378 households, and 268 families living in the town. The population density was 1973.5PD/sqmi. There were 430 housing units at an average density of 877.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 378 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the town was 39.6 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,090 people, 420 households, and 304 families living in the town. The population density was 2023.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 437 housing units at an average density of 811.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 99.45% White, 0.28% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 420 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,303, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,908 versus $23,382 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,311. About 5.2% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Summitville is a part of the Madison-Grant United School Corporation. Summitville is home to an elementary school, Summitville Elementary School. Students move on to Madison-Grant Junior High School and Madison-Grant High School near Fairmount.
Summitville has a public library, a branch of the North Madison County Public Library System.[7]
Summitville was the birthplace of former game show announcer Jay Stewart.
Roy Danforth, class of 1954 from Summitville High School, was the basketball coach at Syracuse and Tulane University. He coached Syracuse to the Final Four in the 1975 NCAA tournament. He is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.