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Ferdinand, Indiana
Summary
Ferdinand is a town in Ferdinand Township, Dubois County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,157 at the 2010 census.
Ferdinand is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Ferdinand was founded in 1840 by Fr. Joseph Kundek, OSB and was named after the Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria. The town was settled by mostly German-speaking people from central Europe. At one time Ferdinand was known as the wooden shoe village. At the end of the 19th century, Ferdinand contained many businesses, including a machine works, a brick works, brewery, several taverns, and a dairy.
The Ferdinand post office has been in operation since 1850.
In 1867, the Monastery of Immaculate Conception was founded in Ferdinand.
Ferdinand was incorporated as a town in 1905.
In 1906, the Ferdinand News was established as the local newspaper.
Just prior to World War II the Civilian Conservation Corps created the Ferdinand State Forest.
The Monastery Immaculate Conception and Dr. Alois Wollenmann House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ferdinand is located at (38.225392, -86.860996).
According to the 2010 census, Ferdinand has a total area of , of which (or 98.27%) is land and (or 1.73%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,157 people, 823 households, and 566 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 866 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 823 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.
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