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Bowling Green, Indiana

Unincorporated town in Indiana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bowling Green is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

CountryUnited States
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
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Bowling Green
Bowling Green is located in Clay County, Indiana
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°22′59″N 87°00′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipWashington
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
Time zoneUTC-5:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5:00 (EDT)
ZIP code
47833
Area code812
FIPS code18-06832[1]
GNIS feature ID431404[2]
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History

The town was probably named after Bowling Green, Virginia.[3] The first post office was established at Bowling Green in 1825.[4] With the establishment of Clay County in the same year, Bowling Green became the site of the county's first courthouse, which was completed in 1828.[5] Bowling Green was incorporated as a town in 1869,[6] but subsequently lost its status as county seat to the town of Brazil in 1876.[5]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850318—
186046646.5%
187060630.0%
1880572−5.6%
1890467−18.4%
1900432−7.5%
1910336−22.2%
1920273−18.7%
1930257−5.9%
1940219−14.8%
19502357.3%
1960229−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
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Bowling Green appeared on U.S. Census returns between 1850 and 1960. Its population peaked in 1870, when it had a reported 606 inhabitants.

The United States Census Bureau delineated Bowling Green as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[8]

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