Arlington, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 39°38′33″N 85°34′35″W / 39.64250°N 85.57639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Rush |
| Township | Posey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2) |
| • Land | 1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 408 |
| • Density | 276.05/sq mi (106.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46104 |
| Area code | 765 |
| FIPS Code | 18-02116 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629872[2] |
Arlington is an unincorporated community in Posey Township, in the northwestern part of Rush County, Indiana, United States.[2] It lies just south of the B&O Railroad, on U.S. Route 52, 8 miles west of Rushville.
History
[edit]Arlington was originally called Burlington, and under the latter name was laid out in 1832.[3] The present name is after Arlington, Virginia.[4]
The Arlington post office has been in operation since 1875.[5]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 408 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arlington, Indiana
- ^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 665.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...changed to Arlington, for Arlington, Virginia...
- ^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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