Milroy, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Milroy, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rush
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Anderson
Area Total Km2:1.72
Area Land Km2:1.72
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:628
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.5006°N -85.4672°W
Elevation Ft:965
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46156
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2629873
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.66
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:0.66
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:948.64
Population Density Km2:366.11

Milroy is a census-designated place in Anderson Township, in the southern part of Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Milroy was laid out and platted in 1830.[2] The Milroy post office has been in operation since 1832.[3]

Education

The community contains Milroy Elementary School, a public school in the county school district.[4]

Demographics

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Book: History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.. 1888. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 661.
  3. Web site: Rush County . Jim Forte Postal History . February 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: Milroy Elementary School . Rush County Schools . 1 December 2015.