Smithville-Sanders, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Smithville-Sanders, Indiana
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:280px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monroe
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Clear Creek, Perry
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:27.76
Area Land Km2:27.76
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:10.72
Area Land Sq Mi:10.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3323
Population Density Km2:119.70
Population Density Sq Mi:310.01
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:715
Coordinates:39.0594°N -86.4978°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47458, 47401 (Bloomington)
Area Code:812 & 930
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2583471
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:18-70330

Smithville-Sanders is a census-designated place (CDP) encompassing the communities of Smithville and Sanders in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. Its population was 3,323 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

Smithville-Sanders is located in southern Monroe County. The village of Smithville is in the north-central part of the CDP around the intersection of Smithville Road and Strain Ridge Road, while Sanders is 0.5miles to the north on Fairfax Road. Most of the CDP consists of rural and semi-suburban land surrounding the two villages.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of, all of it land.[1] It is bordered to the south and east by portions of Monroe Lake, a reservoir on Salt Creek. To the west it is bordered partly by Little Clear Creek, part of the Salt Creek watershed, and partly by Indiana State Road 37, which leads north 7miles to Bloomington and south to Bedford.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana . United States Census Bureau . April 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Smithville-Sanders CDP, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 19, 2023.