Saline City, Indiana

Saline City
Unincorporated community
Saline City Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°21′55″N87°07′56″W / 39.36528°N 87.13222°W / 39.36528; -87.13222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clay
Township	Sugar Ridge
Elevation [1]	571 ft (174 m)
ZIP code	47840
FIPS code	18-67518 [2]
GNIS feature ID	442932

Saline City is an unincorporated community in Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Saline City had its start by the building of the railroad through that territory. ^[3] A post office was established at Saline City in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1951. ^[4] Saline likely refers to a mineral lick. ^[5]

Geography

Saline City is located at 39°21′55″N87°07′56″W / 39.36528°N 87.13222°W / 39.36528; -87.13222 .

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2023 (est.)	12	[6]

The United States Census Bureau defined Saline City as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. ^[7]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  267.
4. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
5. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  292. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...supposedly for a salt lick here in pioneer days.
6. "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Saline City CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
7. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.