Madison County, Indiana
Elwood Real Estate and Local Guide
Elwood is a small city in Madison County that grew during the natural gas and glass boom around 1900 and still celebrates that heritage each August.
Living in Elwood
Birthplace of Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential nominee, who gave his acceptance speech at Callaway Park before a crowd of roughly 150,000. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $54,084 median household
EducationAbout 7.1% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyMadison County
Homes in Elwood
Owner-occupiedAbout 63.9% of housing units
Single-family homesAbout 76.1% of housing
Median home valueAbout $92,800
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Elwood home
Elwood Downtown Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002
Elwood Glass Festival
Source: visitandersonmadisoncounty.com
Annual August festival held since 1971 honoring the city's hand-blown art-glass heritage
Callaway Park
Source: visitandersonmadisoncounty.com
About 25-acre park donated by Henry Callaway in 1918, with an amphitheater, ball diamonds, and walking paths