Mace, Indiana

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Mace, Indiana
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Corner of Main Street and 600 East on the east side of Mace
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Mace
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°00′32″N86°47′52″W / 40.00889°N 86.79778°W / 40.00889; -86.79778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Montgomery
Township Walnut
Area
  Total
0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
  Land0.23 sq mi (0.6 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
837 ft (255 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-45720 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830469 [1]

Mace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

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History

Mace, formerly called "Fredericksburg", was laid out in about 1840 by Frederick Long. [3] A post office was established at Mace in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912. [4]

Geography

Mace is located in eastern Montgomery County. It is bordered to the south by Linnsburg. U.S. Route 136 passes through the community, leading northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Crawfordsville, the county seat, and southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Jamestown. Downtown Indianapolis is 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Mace.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mace CDP has an area of 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2), all land. [5] It is drained to the north by an unnamed tributary of the Walnut Fork of Sugar Creek, which flows northwest to Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville and is part of the Wabash River watershed.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Mace 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: Mace, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Beckwith, Hiram Williams & Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp.  372.
  4. "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  5. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.