Sardinia, Indiana

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Sardinia
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Sardinia
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Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°09′11″N85°37′52″W / 39.15306°N 85.63111°W / 39.15306; -85.63111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Jackson
Elevation
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764 ft (233 m)
ZIP code
47283
FIPS code 18-68076 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830355 [1]

Sardinia is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

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History

Sardinia was laid out in 1865. [3] It was likely named after the island of Sardinia. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2023 (est.)115 [5]

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

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sardinia, 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. pp.  133.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  295. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name apparently comes from the Mediterranean island...
  5. ↑ "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Sardinia CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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