Dubois, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
38°26′45″N 86°47′52″W / 38.44583°N 86.79778°W / 38.44583; -86.79778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDuboisTownshipsHarbison, Marion, ColumbiaArea • Total1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) • Land1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)Elevation584 ft (178 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total478 • Density303.88/sq mi (117.36/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47527
Area code(s)812, 930FIPS code18-18784[3]GNIS feature ID2629882[2]

Dubois is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dubois County, Indiana, United States.[2] Its population at the 2010 census was 488.[4]

History

Dubois was platted in 1885.[5] It took its name from Dubois County.[6] The Dubois post office was established in 1880.[7]

Dubois, Indiana post office

An old variant name of the community was called Knoxville.[8]

Dennis H. Heeke (1927-2009), Indiana state representative and farmer, was born in Dubois.[9]

Geography

The center of the community is split between Marion and Harbison townships, and the CDP area extends eastward into Columbia Township as well. Jasper, the Dubois County seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the southwest. Indiana State Road 545 passes through Dubois, leading north to State Road 56 and southeast towards Patoka Lake.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dubois CDP has a total area of 1.60 square miles (4.14 km2), of which 1.57 square miles (4.07 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 1.55%, is water. The Patoka River, a tributary of the Wabash River, forms the northwestern edge of the community.

Education

The community has a public library, a branch of the Jasper-Dubois County Public Library.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020478—
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dubois, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dubois CDP, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ Wilson, George R. (1910). History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910. Windmill Publications. pp. 349.
  6. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Dubois, for the county in which it located...
  7. ^ "Dubois County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "USGS detail on Dubois - Variant Citation". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Dennis Heeke-obituary
  10. ^ "Dubois branch library". Jasper-Dubois County Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

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