Bringhurst, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Bringhurst
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Carroll County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Carroll County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carroll
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Monroe
Area Total Km2:0.37
Area Land Km2:0.37
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:215
Coordinates:40.5269°N -86.5253°W
Elevation Ft:722
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46913
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-07714[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806460
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.14
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:0.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:1524.82
Population Density Km2:588.36

Bringhurst is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Bringhurst post office was established in 1872.[3] Bringhurst was named for Colonel Bringhurst.[4]

Geography

Bringhurst is located less than a mile south of the larger community of Flora along the Winamac Southern Railway. Indiana State Road 75 runs north and south along the town's west side.

Demographics

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Carroll County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903095320/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Carroll . 3 September 2014 .
  4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 76. ...received its present name for Colonel Bringhurst of Logansport..