Raub, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

40°43′48″N 87°29′30″W / 40.73000°N 87.49167°W / 40.73000; -87.49167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBentonTownship YorkArea

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• Total0.09 sq mi (0.22 km²) • Land0.09 sq mi (0.22 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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732 ft (223 m)Population

(2020)

• Total53 • Density609.20/sq mi (236.55/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47942

Area code219FIPS code18-63072^[3]GNIS feature ID441790

Raub is an unincorporated community in York Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[4] It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Raub was laid out by merchant and livestock-dealer Adams D. Raub on April 8, 1872^[5] near the railroad which had been completed through the area the previous year. Originally consisting of 71 lots, its first house was that of Ira Perkins (which predated the railroad), followed by that of A. Houser in the fall of 1871. At about the same time, Raub gained its first store, a business selling groceries and notions, and in 1873 got a general store operated by Samuel White. A hardware store, drug store, saloon, doctor's office, grain elevator, blacksmith, and various other establishments followed over the next decade.

A post office was established at Raub in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.^[6]

The first organized religious service started about the same time Raub was laid out, in 1872. The first minister was a Circuit Rider named W.H. Hickman. In 1875, the group that Rev. Hickman ministered to, formed the Raub Evangelical United Brethren Church and commissioned contractor J.H. Bradshaw or Lafayette, IN to build the structure that is still in use today by the Raub United Methodist Church. The Evangelical United Brethren Church joined with the Methodist Church in 1968 and with that merger, the people of the church remained while the name changed slightly.

Geography

Raub is located at 40°43′48″N 87°29′30″W / 40.73000°N 87.49167°W / 40.73000; -87.49167 in York Township, at the intersection of Indiana State Road 71 and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad. The site is half a mile from the border with Newton County and is surrounded by relatively flat, open farmland.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	100	—
1900	108	8.0%
1920	258	—
1960	100	—
2020	53	—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

In 1890, Raub's population was 100.^[8] The community's population was 108 in 1900.^[9] In 1920, Raub's population was 258.^[10]

In 1960, the population of the community was 100.^[11] In 2020, the population of Raub was 53.^[7]

References

Citations

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Raub, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...laid out on April 8, 1872 by A. D. Raub...
^ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Cram, George Franklin (1890). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 366.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 138.
^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 186.
^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 153.

Sources

Mossman, Ed (1883), "History of Benton County: Past Events -- Present Condition" in Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical, Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.