Town of Shirley
Recent News About Town of Shirley
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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Henry County farmers in 2021 reached $5,937,776
Farms in Henry County received $5,937,776 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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1,535 Hancock County farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021
Farms in Hancock County received $5,241,510 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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11.8% of households in Shirley received food stamps in 2020
Shirley ranked 255th in Indiana for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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13.3 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Shirley
13.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shirley in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The parade is returning!!!
We are hosting a parade in conjunction with the Shirley Pumpkins & Peddlers event October 15 & 16th.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Shirley in 2020
Of the 1,055 people living in Shirley in 2020, 50.9 percent (537) were women and 49.1 percent (518) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Indy News.
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Census Bureau: 8.5% of people in Shirley identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 1,055 citizens living in Shirley in 2020, 91.5 percent said they were only one race, while 8.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 65 percent of people in Shirley were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 1,055 citizens living in Shirley in 2020, 686 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Shirley population was 1,055 in 2020
Shirley had a population of 1,055 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the East Indy News.
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39.2% unemployed in Shirley in 2017
39.2 percent of Shirley residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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38.6% unemployed in Shirley in 2018
38.6 percent of Shirley residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Shirley's population increases by 94 people between 2017 and 2018
Shirley's population increased by 94 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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The white population in Shirley increases by 65 people between 2017 and 2018
The white population in Shirley increased by 65 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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16.1 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shirley
16.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shirley in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Shirley ranked 191st in state for resident earnings in 2017
Shirley ranked 191st among cities in Indiana by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.