| Official Name: | Flora, Indiana |
| Nickname: | The Garden Spot of Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Monroe |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2094 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1824.04 |
| Population Density Km2: | 704.27 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.97 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.97 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 702 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5456°N -86.5225°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 46929 |
| Area Code: | 574 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-23692[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396940 |
| Website: | http://www.townofflora.org/ |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Flora is a town in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office was established at Flora in 1873.[3] Flora was named for its founder, John Flora.[4]
According to the 2010 census, Flora has a total area of 1.06sqmi, all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 2,036 people, 858 households, and 549 families living in the town. The population density was 1920.8PD/sqmi. There were 969 housing units at an average density of 914.2/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.5% White, 0.3% African American, 1.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 858 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the town was 40.4 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,227 people, 906 households, and 609 families living in the town. The population density was 2157.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 959 housing units at an average density of 929sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.16% White, 0.54% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.
There were 906 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,400, and the median income for a family was $43,257. Males had a median income of $35,398 versus $20,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,863. About 4.4% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
The town has a free lending library, the Flora-Monroe Township Public Library.[7]