Official Name: | Sims, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sims |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Sims |
Area Total Km2: | 2.58 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.58 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 164 |
Population Density Km2: | 63.46 |
Coordinates: | 40.4994°N -85.8567°W |
Elevation Ft: | 860 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46986 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-69894[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2583470 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 164.33 |
Sims is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. In 2010 it had a population of 156.[3]
The community took its name from Sims Township.[4] A post office was established at Sims in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.[5]
Sims is located near the western border of Grant County. It is 2miles west of Swayzee and southwest of Marion, the county seat. A rail line operated by the Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis passes along the north side of town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sims CDP has a total area of 2.6sqkm, all of it land.[3]