Clarksburg, Indiana
Clarksburg, Indiana | |
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 Location of Clarksburg in Decatur County, Indiana. | |
  Clarksburg | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′06″N 85°20′57″W / 39.43500°N 85.34917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Decatur |
| Township | Fugit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 127 |
| • Density | 265.14/sq mi (102.36/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47240 |
| FIPS code | 18-12880[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587015[2] |
Clarksburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Clarksburg was 149.[4]
History
[edit]Clarksburg was laid out in 1832. It was named for its founder, Woodson Clark.[5]
The Clarksburg post office was established in 1835, but the name of the post office was officially spelled Clarksburgh until 1893.[6]
John Miller, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, was born in Clarksburg in 1840.[7]
Geography
[edit]Clarksburg is located in northeastern Decatur County 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Greensburg, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Clarksburg CDP has an area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 127 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
Education
[edit]It is in Decatur County Community Schools.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarksburg, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clarksburg CDP, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 129.
- ^ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Decatur County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 18, 2024. - Text list
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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