Hayden, Indiana

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Hayden, Indiana
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Location of Hayden in Jennings County, Indiana
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Hayden
Coordinates: 38°58′17″N85°44′20″W / 38.97139°N 85.73889°W / 38.97139; -85.73889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Township Spencer
Area
[1]
  Total
2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
  Land2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
501
  Density202.51/sq mi (78.18/km2)
ZIP code
47245
GNIS feature ID2587019 [2]
FIPS code 18-32584

Hayden (also Hardenburgh or Six Mile) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 501. [3]

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Geography

It lies along CR700W, west of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County. [4] U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP south of the village center; the highway leads northeast 7 miles (11 km) to North Vernon and west 8 miles (13 km) to Seymour.

The Hayden post office has the ZIP code of 47245. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 501
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

As of the 2020 census, Hayden had a population of 501. Of those residents, 459 were white, three were Black, four were Native American or Alaskan Native, two were of some other race, and 33 were of two or more races. [3]

History

Hayden was platted in 1854. [7]

Notable people

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hayden has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [11]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hayden, Indiana
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN   0-89933-319-2.
  5. Zip Code Lookup
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  160. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1854.
  8. 1 2 Cava, Pete (2015). Indiana-Born Major League Baseball Players a Biographical Dictionary, 1871-2014. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN   978-1-4766-2270-5. OCLC   946542327.
  9. Jennings Co, in - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. June 15, 1999. ISBN   978-1-56311-521-9.
  10. Davies, Tom (February 8, 2016). "Edgar Whitcomb, Indiana governor with late-life wanderlust, dies at 98". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  11. Climate Summary for Hayden, Indiana