Delaware, Indiana

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Delaware, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Delaware
Coordinates: 39°08′44″N85°12′22″W / 39.14556°N 85.20611°W / 39.14556; -85.20611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Delaware
Platted16 May 1870
Elevation
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938 ft (286 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
47037
Area codes 812, 930
FIPS code 18-17506 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830512 [1]

Delaware is an unincorporated community in Delaware Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Delaware was platted in 1870. [3] An old variant name of the community was called Rei. [4]

A post office was established at Delaware in 1838, and operated until 1933. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau first delineated Delaware as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delaware, Indiana
  2. ↑ "US Census website". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  112. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted on May 16, 1870.
  4. ↑ "USGS detail on Delaware - Variant Citation" . Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ripley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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