Otwell, Indiana
Otwell is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
History
Otwell was originally called Pierceville, being named after President Franklin Pierce, and under this name was laid out in 1855.[4] The name was changed to Otwell in 1864 by a popular petition of its residents. The name had to be changed when the post office came because there was already a Pierceville in Indiana.[4] The name Otwell is derived from the middle name of Robert Otwell Brown, the son of an early settler.[5]
A post office has been in operation at Otwell since 1864.[6]
Geography
Otwell is located along Indiana State Road 257 and is approximately 1 mile from Indiana State Road 56.
Education
Otwell has a public library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library.[7]
Otwell has a charter school which was established in 2017 after the local school corporation closed its elementary school. Otwell Miller Academy currently enrolls 88 students for the 2018/19 school year. Grace College sponsors the charter.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 396 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otwell, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 356. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...Robert Otwell Brown, son of Dr. Perry Brown, who laid out the village.
- ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Hours of Operation". Pike County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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