Milroy, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Location of Milroy in Rush County, Indiana.
Location of Milroy in Rush County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 39°30′02″N 85°28′02″W / 39.50056°N 85.46722°W / 39.50056; -85.46722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRush
TownshipAnderson
Area
[1]
 • Total0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Land0.66 sq mi (1.72 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total628
 • Density948.64/sq mi (366.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46156
Area code765
GNIS feature ID2629873[2]

Milroy is a census-designated place in Anderson Township, in the southern part of Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

Main Street

Milroy was laid out and platted in 1830.[3] The Milroy post office has been in operation since 1832.[4]

Education

The community contains Milroy Elementary School, a public school in the county school district.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020628—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milroy, Indiana
  3. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 661.
  4. ↑ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Milroy Elementary School". Rush County Schools. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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