Ossian, Indiana

Ossian is a town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,289 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Ossian is located at 40°52′50″N 85°10′6″W / 40.88056°N 85.16833°W / 40.88056; -85.16833 (40.880447, -85.168369).

According to the 2010 census, Ossian has a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.73 km²), of which 1.43 square miles (3.70 km²) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 0.69%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,289 people, 1,287 households, and 909 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,300.0 inhabitants per square mile (888.0/km²). There were 1,385 housing units at an average density of 968.5 per square mile (373.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 1,287 households of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.