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|official_name            = City of Rising Sun
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The median income for a household in the city was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $46,731. Males had a median income of $35,213 versus $23,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,221. 10.3% of the population and 7.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.1% are under the age of 18 and 15.1% are 65 or older.


As many do not know, their current mayor used to be a school janitor. ⏎
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==History==
In 1814, John James of Fredericksburg, MD., journeyed to the area and purchased a large tract of land from Col. Benjamin Chambers, who had acquired it while conducting the original survey for the Northwest Ordinance. James and his son, Pinckney, surveyed the land and platted what was to be Rising Sun. In 1816, he registered the town of Rising Sun.

==See also==
*[[List of cities and towns along the Ohio River]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.risingsunworks.com Rising Sun, Indiana - Economic Development]
* [http://www.risingsunchamber.com Rising Sun - Ohio County Chamber of Commerce]
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[[Category:Cities in Indiana]]
[[Category:Ohio County, Indiana]]
[[Category:County seats in Indiana]]

{{Ohio County, Indiana}}
{{County Seats of Indiana}}

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