Saint Bernice, Indiana

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Saint Bernice, Indiana
Vermillion County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas St. Bernice Highlighted 1866762.svg
Location of St. Bernice in Vermillion County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°42′34″N87°31′12″W / 39.70944°N 87.52000°W / 39.70944; -87.52000 [1]
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vermillion
Township Helt
Area
[2]
  Total
1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2)
  Land1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
571 ft (174 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
595
  Density332.7/sq mi (128.47/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47875
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID2629868 [1]

Saint Bernice is an unincorporated census-designated place in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It had a population of 646 at the 2010 census.

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History

A post office has been in operation at Saint Bernice since 1867. [3] The plat was filed in 1905. [4] The origin of the name Saint Bernice is obscure. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 595
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Education

It is in the South Vermillion Community School Corporation. [7] That school district operates South Vermillion High School.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Bernice, Indiana
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  289. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...platted as Saint Bernice on August 18, 1905.
  5. Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 67. ISBN   978-0-938021-34-6.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vermillion County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 6, 2025. - Text list