Saint Bernice, Indiana

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Saint Bernice, Indiana
Census-designated place
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


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