Thayer, Indiana | |
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 Thayer, 1908 | |
  Thayer  Thayer | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′26″N87°19′46″W / 41.17389°N 87.32944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Newton |
| Township | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 46381 |
| Area code | 219 |
| FIPS code | 18-75518 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830476 [1] |
Thayer is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Thayer was laid out as a town in 1882. [3] The community was named for a first settler. [4] A post office has been in operation at Thayer since 1881. [5]
Thayer, along with Shelby, Sumava Resorts and other small Kankakee River communities, has historically had to contend with periodic flooding from the river. [6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2023 (est.) | 447 | [7] |
The United States Census Bureau defined Thayer as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [8]
...Thayer was the name of an early resident.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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