Arlington, Indiana

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Arlington
Census-designated place
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Arlington
Coordinates: 39°38′33″N85°34′35″W / 39.64250°N 85.57639°W / 39.64250; -85.57639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Township Posey
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2)
 • Land1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
912 ft (278 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
408
 • Density276.0/sq mi (106.56/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46104
Area code 765
FIPS Code 18-02116
GNIS feature ID2629872 [2]

Arlington is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, in the northwestern part of Rush County, Indiana, United States. [2] It lies just south of the B&O Railroad, on U.S. Route 52, 8 miles west of Rushville.

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History

Arlington was originally called Burlington, and under the latter name was laid out in 1832. [3] The present name is after Arlington, Virginia. [4]

The Arlington post office has been in operation since 1875. [5]

On April 23rd, 1978, a plane carrying 8 members of the United States Auto Club home from a race at Trenton Speedway in Trenton, New Jersey crashed on approach to the Indianapolis International Airport just north of Arlington, killing all 8 members of USAC and the pilot Don Mullendore. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 408—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arlington, Indiana
  3. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 665.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  53. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Arlington, for Arlington, Virginia...
  5. ↑ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "A TRIBUTE TO THOSE LOST IN THE 1978 USAC PLANE CRASH". www.usacracing.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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