Hoosierville, Indiana

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Hoosierville
Unincorporated community
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Hoosierville
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°28′30″N87°06′30″W / 39.47500°N 87.10833°W / 39.47500; -87.10833 Coordinates: 39°28′30″N87°06′30″W / 39.47500°N 87.10833°W / 39.47500; -87.10833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Township Jackson
Elevation 653 ft (199 m)
ZIP code 47834
FIPS code 18-34690 [1]
GNIS feature ID 436417 [2]

Hoosierville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

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, Clay County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,739 and it contained 1,144 housing units.

Clay County, Indiana County in the United States

Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 26,890. The county seat is Brazil.

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History

A post office was established at Hoosierville in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [3] It was named from Indiana's official demonym, Hoosier. [4]

Hoosier is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate within the state, but "Hoosier" was in general use by the 1840s, having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833 poem "The Hoosier's Nest". Anyone born in Indiana or a resident at the time is considered to be a Hoosier. Indiana adopted the nickname "The Hoosier State" more than 150 years ago.

Mining was originally the primary industry of Hoosierville. [5]

Geography

Hoosierville is located at 39°28′30″N87°06′30″W / 39.47500°N 87.10833°W / 39.47500; -87.10833 .

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References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Hoosierville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 171. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for its location in the Hoosier state.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 298.