Philadelphia, Indiana

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Philadelphia, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated Place
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Philadelphia
Coordinates: 39°46′56″N85°50′50″W / 39.78222°N 85.84722°W / 39.78222; -85.84722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hancock
Township Sugar Creek
Elevation
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837 ft (255 m)
ZIP code
46140
FIPS code 18-59490 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830401 [1]

Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.

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History

Philadelphia was laid out and platted in 1838. [3] It took its name from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the "city of brotherly love". [4] A post office was established at Philadelphia in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [5]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau designated Philadelphia as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp.  760.
  4. ↑ Binford, John H. (1882). History of Hancock County, Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement by the "pale Face," in 1818, Down to 1882. King & Binford. pp.  292.
  5. ↑ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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