Profile of Corydon IN

Corydon was founded by General William Henry Harrison who decided that the area where Big Indian Creek and Little Indian Creek met to become Indiana Creek was a great place for a town. However, the town was not officially founded until 1808 when Harrison sold the land to Harvery Heth. Heth donated the town square to the public, and it later became the location of the first capitol building. The state's constitution was composed in Corydon, and Indiana was granted its statehood in 1816. Corydon remained Indiana's capital until 1825 when Indianapolis was named the new state capital due to a northward shift in Indiana's population.

Corydon, Indiana, is an approximately 1.6 square mile area located immediately south of I-64 Exit 105.

Corydon is home to less than 3000 people, 97% of which were Caucasian as of the 2000 census. Hispanic or Latin American persons made up less than 2% of the population, and African Americans made up only slightly more than 1% of the town's population. Corydon's population is very evenly divided among all age groups. Almost half of the households in Corydon are occupied by married couples.

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