Saint Omer, Indiana

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Saint Omer
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Saint Omer
Coordinates: 39°26′08″N85°35′45″W / 39.43556°N 85.59583°W / 39.43556; -85.59583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Adams
Elevation
[1]
889 ft (271 m)
ZIP code
47272
FIPS code 18-67194 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830353 [1]

Saint Omer is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

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History

Saint Omer was laid out in 1834. [3] It was possibly named for Saint-Omer in France. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
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2023 (est.)46 [5]

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

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Omer, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 102.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  291. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.
  5. "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – St. Omer CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.