Herbst, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Herbst, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Herbst
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grant
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Franklin
Area Total Km2:0.35
Area Land Km2:0.35
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:99
Population Density Km2:281.19
Coordinates:40.5139°N -85.7875°W
Elevation Ft:856
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46953
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-33178[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583455
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.14
Area Land Sq Mi:0.14
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:727.94

Herbst is an unincorporated census-designated place in Franklin Township, Grant County, Indiana, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 112.[3]

History

A post office was established at Herbst in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962.[4] August H. Herbst served as the first postmaster.[5]

Geography

Herbst is located in western Grant County 9miles southwest of Marion, the county seat, and 2miles east of Swayzee.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Herbst CDP has an area of 3.38sqkm, all of it land.[3]

Demographics

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Herbst CDP, Indiana. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. December 2, 2016.
  4. Web site: Grant County . Jim Forte Postal History . 12 September 2014.
  5. 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. 162. ...August H. Herbst, the first storekeeper and postmaster....