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Date Posted: 02:49:52 05/16/08 Fri
Author: Donna(Johnson) Ray '51
Subject: Amo City

Is there an Amo City in Indiana; if so, where is it? I have never heard of it.

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[> Re: Amo City -- Randall K. Wilson (1970), 05:33:38 05/16/08 Fri

Tidings, I know of a very small town in Hendricks county named AMO. I have never heard ot referred to as "Amo City". In the past I worked with a few gents who live very near it. Hence they just referred to it as "AMO". Below is some info from Wikipedia (photos not included)...hope this helps.

Randall K. Wilson (Class of 1970)

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 414 people, 147 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The population density was 679.1 people per square mile (262.0/km˛). There were 154 housing units at an average density of 252.6/sq mi (97.5/km˛). The racial makeup of the town was 99.52% White, 0.24% African American and 0.24% Native American.

There were 147 households out of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,167, and the median income for a family was $41,083. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $23,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,994. About 4.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.


[edit] Town Seal
In 2000 the town celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary in combination with the Hoosier Millennium celebration. The town council authorized a contest to design and adopt the official "Town Seal" open to all residence and any student enrolled in a public institution within the town boundaries of Amo. Officials from the Hoosier Millennium committee at the 500 Festival Parade in downtown Indianapolis reviewed the forty-two submissions on May 27, 2000 and selected town resident, Randy Potts, submission.


Seal of the Town of Amo - 1850On June 3, 2000, U.S. Congressman and Gubernatorial candidate David M. McIntosh presented the finalized Seal to the Amo Town Board during the Amo Annual Fish Fry.

The Seal pictures the ol' Mill building with Mill Creek running to the left of the structure. A railroad track lies running to the skyline of Indianapolis next to a corn field. The Seal is finalized with a freshly plowed field depicting the agricultural influence of the community. The outer ring of the Seal states, "Town of Amo" and the year "1850" representing the town’s founding.[4]

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[> Re: Amo City -- Donna (Johnson) Ray '51, 09:08:23 05/16/08 Fri

Thanks Randall,
Just now looked it up on Google. Small town isn't it? Is Hendricks County next to Marion County?
My Mom was born in Florida Station, which must have been tiny in 1897, and doesn't exist anymore as a town but is still on the map. Do you know it? It is near Pendleton I think.

Thanks for all your help on the message board.

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