Churubusco occurs as town placed touching a headwaters of the Eel Flow of any stream in the extreme north-east corner of Whitley County, Indiana, USA, about Xi miles northwest of its closest neighboring big city, Fort Wayne, of which it is considered the sleeping room community. When of the 2000 census, the town got the number people of 1,666.

A town had its unusual title from either Churubusco, the places of the 1847 Battle of Churubusco during the Mexican-American War; the title occurs as corruption of the Nahuatl toponym celebrating the god Huitzilopochtli. A town has an annual festival known as Turtle Days rooted in the lore of the Beast of Busco, a elephantine snapping turtle that haunted nearby Fulk's Flow of any stream inside Allen County.

Geography
Churubusco is placed at 41°13'53" North, 85°19'10" West (41.231373, -85.319541).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the sum locality of Two.Iii km² (0.9 mi²). Deuce.Three klick² (Zero.Niner mi²) of these are l& and none of these are covered by a water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,666 people, 650 house, & 438 families living in the town. A population density is 722.7/km² (1,876.8/mi²). There are 692 housing units at an typical density of 300.2/km² (779.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 97.60% White, 0.06% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Single.38% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 650 house away from which 36.0% own babies under a age of Xviii swallow the two, Fifty.9% come married couples living together, 13.1% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & 32.5% come non-families. Xxviii.6% of 100% menage come manufactured higher of people & Thirteen.8% use person dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.54 & a typical personal size is Triplet.Xv.

In a town the people is spread retired sustaining Xxix.0% under a age of Xviii, Niner.7% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Thirty.4% from either 25 to 44, Xviii.6% from either 45 to 64, & Twelve.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 33 years. For each Century females there are 88.Nine males. For each Century females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 83.Single males.

the median income for a menage in the town is $39,583, & the median income for a personal is $49,279. Males have a median income of $34,844 versus $22,161 for females. A per capita income for the town is $17,814. Iv.9% of the people & Terzetto.2% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Quatern.0% of people under a age of 18 & 7.4% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Media
Newspapers
Churubusco News - weekly newspaper 1994 - present Churubusco Tri-County Truth - weekly newspaper 1891 - 1990, originally published as a Saturday Truth. Churubusco Sunday People -- weekly newspaper January-Will 1886 Churubusco Weekly Herald - weekly newspaper 1881 - 1882 Radio
WNHT-FM 96.3MHz Radio format: Contemporary hit radio / Rhythmic

Trivia
Town nickname: "Turtle Town U.S.A."