1,125
64%
$48,375
8.6%
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
46050
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Kirklin, IN - History
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Welcome to the Kirklin Home page. The Kirklin Home page provides as much information as possible on Kirklin. Knowing Kirklin’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Kirklin’s Home page, you will also find Kirklin’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Kirklin has a population of 1125. 42% of Kirklin’s inhabitants are Male, and 58 are female. 47.1% of Kirklin is married and 64.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $69,140, and the average rent is $805. Household median income in Kirklin is $48,375, and the individual median income is $25,933. Kirklin’s Ethnic is the following: White(95.5%), Hispanic(5%), Black(2%), Asian(1.6%), Multiple(1%).
Nathan Kirk, the first white settler in eastern Clinton County, laid out the town of Kirklin in the early 1830s, the original plat consisting a row of seven blocks on either side of the Michigan Road (Main Street). An addition filed on October 24, 1836 added blocks to the east, west and south sides of the original plat.
Edward Miller established the first general store in a log building and William Wynkoop built the first hotel; other early businesses included Hiram Dougherty's cabinet shop, James Hollcraft's bar, John Heffner's blacksmith shop, Columbus Kemp's tannery and M. Z. Saylor (physician). A total of 224 residents signed a petition to incorporate Kirklin, and an election held April 1, 1876 unanimously approved incorporation.
On June 8, 1876 the county commissioners declared the town of Kirklin incorporated. In the early 20th century, Kirklin held horse shows and street fairs along its brick-paved Main Street. Kirklin was also commonly known as Kirk's Cross Roads.The Kirklin Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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