Hessen Cassel, Indiana

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Hessen Cassel, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Hessen Cassel
Coordinates: 40°58′38″N85°04′20″W / 40.97722°N 85.07222°W / 40.97722; -85.07222
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Allen
Township Marion
Elevation
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243 m (797 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46816
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID2830305 [1]

Hessen Cassel is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Hessen Cassel was platted in 1863. [2] Hessen Cassel was originally built up chiefly by Germans, [3] and was named for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel in Germany.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Hessen Cassel as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hessen Cassel, Indiana
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  163. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1863...
  3. ↑ Griswold, Bert Joseph; Taylor, Mrs. Samuel R. (1917). The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Review of Two Centuries of Occupation of the Region about the Head of the Maumee River. Robert O. Law Company. p.  621.
  4. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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