Walkerton occurs as town situated in St. Joseph County, Indiana. When of the 2000 census, the town got the aggregate people of 2,274.

Geography
Walkerton is placed at 41°27'Fifty" North, 86°29'4" West (41.463863, -86.484320)¹.

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the number locality of Quatern.Cinque km² (1.7 mi²). Quatern.Five kilometre² (I.Vii mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a stream.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,274 people, 810 house, & 562 families living in the town. A population density is 504.6/km² (1,310.6/mi²). There are 860 housing units at an typical density of 190.8/km² (495.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 94.24% White, 0.48% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.65% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Five.85% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 810 home away from which 37.0% use youngsters under a age of Eighteen swallow the babies, 49.4% come married couples living together, 14.7% have a female homeowner using there is no married man present, & Thirty.5% come non-families. Twenty-six.7% of 100% house come manufactured higher of people & Xii.5% stand individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.67 & a typical personal size is Iii.Twenty-three.

In a town the people is spread retired using Xxix.2% under a age of Xviii, Nine.1% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-seven.7% from either 25 to 44, Xviii.0% from either 45 to 64, & Fifteen.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each C females there are Xc.Sestet males. For each Centred females age Xviii & complete, there are 86.Zero males.

the median income for a personal in the town is $36,481, & the median income for a family is $42,407. Males have a median income of $31,895 versus $24,583 for females. A per capita income for the town is $15,122. Fourteen.5% of the people & Xi.3% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Xix.9% of people under a age of 18 & 14.4% of people 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.

Notable natives and former residents
Harold C. Urey (1893-1981), winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of deuterium, was born in Walkerton.