Freetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 385.[3]
Freetown, Indiana | |
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 Freetown, Indiana | |
 Location of Freetown in Jackson County, Indiana | |
  Freetown  Freetown | |
| Coordinates: 38°58′41″N 86°07′26″W / 38.97806°N 86.12389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Pershing |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 369 |
| • Density | 532.47/sq mi (205.65/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47235 |
| FIPS code | 18-25864[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629879[2] |
History
editFreetown was platted in 1850.[4] A post office was established at Freetown in 1850.[5]
The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[6]
Geography
editFreetown is located in northwestern Jackson County and is bordered to the west by Hoosier National Forest. Indiana State Road 135 passes through the west side of the community, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Gnaw Bone and south 11 miles (18 km) to Brownstown, the Jackson county seat. State Road 58 passes through the west and north sides of the community, leading northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Columbus and southwest 27 miles (43 km) to Bedford.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Freetown CDP has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.88 km2), of which 1.9 acres (7,820 m2), or 0.42%, are water.[3]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 369 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freetown, Indiana
- ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Freetown CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 443.
- ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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