Fruitdale | |
|---|---|
 Brown County's location in Indiana | |
  Fruitdale Location in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′19″N86°15′28″W / 39.32194°N 86.25778°W Coordinates: 39°19′19″N86°15′28″W / 39.32194°N 86.25778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Brown |
| Township | Jackson |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| ZIP code | 46160 |
| FIPS code | 18-26080 [1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 434882 [2] |
Fruitdale is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, Indiana.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,002 and it contained 2,112 housing units.
Brown County is a county in Indiana which in 2010 had a population of 15,242. The county seat is Nashville.
