Harrodsburg, Indiana
Harrodsburg, Indiana | |
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 Harrodsburg Church of Christ | |
 Location in Monroe County, Indiana | |
  Harrodsburg Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′48″N 86°33′42″W / 39.01333°N 86.56167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Clear Creek |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.35 sq mi (11.27 km2) |
| • Land | 4.31 sq mi (11.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 656 |
| • Density | 152.06/sq mi (58.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 47434, 47403 (Bloomington), 47462 (Springville) |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-32170[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583454[2] |
| Website | cdm16066 |
Harrodsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] Its population was 656 at the 2020 census.[3]
History
[edit]Harrodsburg was originally known as "Newgene", and under the latter name was platted in 1836.[5][6] The post office at Harrodsburg has been in operation since 1840.[7]
Geography
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Harrodsburg is located in southern Monroe County. It is bordered to the east by Indiana State Road 37, which leads north 12 miles (19 km) to Bloomington, the county seat, and south 12 miles (19 km) to Bedford.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Harrodsburg CDP has a total area of 4.35 square miles (11.27 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.83%, are water.[1] The town is drained by Clear Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of Salt Creek, which continues south to the East Fork of the White River near Bedford.
Harrodsburg Community Center
[edit]The Harrodsburg Community Building, built in 1992, is a central site for community events and public meetings. It also serves as a polling place for the Clear Creek 3 precinct.[8] Funds to maintain the center are raised in part from the annual Heritage Days Festival.[9]
Attractions and community events
[edit]Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival is a free-admission event held annually in May.[10]
From 1981 to 2013, the Harrodsburg Haunted House was a popular attraction in Monroe County, running weekends throughout October. Clear Creek Township Trustee Thelma Kelley Jeffries attributed the closing to increasing "government and state permits and laws" required for operation.[11]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 691 | — | |
| 2020 | 656 | −5.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harrodsburg, Indiana
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Harrodsburg CDP, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 435.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 523.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "Polling location changes for several Bloomington precincts," Herald Times GovTracker.
- ^ "Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival" Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Visit Indiana.com.
- ^ 2013 Indiana Festival Guide, Indiana State Festival Association, p. 20.
- ^ "Harrodsburg Haunted House Closing After This Season," WBIW.com, May 5, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Harrodsburg in the Indiana Memory Digital Collections
- Harrodsburg Heritage Days Association
- Harrodsburg Haunted House
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