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Darlington, IN - History
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Welcome to the Darlington Home page. The Darlington Home page provides as much information as possible on Darlington. Knowing Darlington’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Darlington’s Home page, you will also find Darlington’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Darlington has a population of 884. 56.8% of Darlington’s inhabitants are Male, and 43.2 are female. 52.9% of Darlington is married and 72.7% own their own home. The Average Home price is $94,038, and the average rent is $778. Household median income in Darlington is $63,750, and the individual median income is $26,534. Darlington’s Ethnic is the following: White(94.6%), Hispanic(3.7%), Multiple(3.6%), Other(1.8%).
Darlington was platted by Enoch Cox in 1836. The city takes its name from Darlington, in England. The post office at Darlington has been in operation since 1837.The Pennsylvania Rail Road (Vandalia district) made stops in Darlington for many years from the late 19th century up until the 1960s. The right-of-way can still be seen to this day along state road 47 with its numerous wood-pile trestles.
Many people in Darlington would ride the PRR to Lake Maxinkuckee on weekends during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Vandalia District started southwest of Terre Haute and bi-sected Montgomery County from Waveland, through Crawfordsville, to Darlington, continuing on to Colfax where it crossed the NYC Big Four branch. A man named Arthur Baird II killed his parents, Arthur and Katherine, and his pregnant wife Nadine on September 6–7, 1985; this was the first triple murder to occur in Montgomery County, as well as the first murder in the county since 1978.On June 2, 1990, an F-3 tornado touched down southwest of Darlington and destroyed multiple homes, barns, and property around the area.
The town suffered significant damage from the storm.
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