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New Salisbury, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°18′50″N 86°06′00″W / 38.31389°N 86.10000°W / 38.31389; -86.10000
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New Salisbury, Indiana
Location of New Salisbury in Harrison County, Indiana.
Location of New Salisbury in Harrison County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 38°18′50″N 86°06′00″W / 38.31389°N 86.10000°W / 38.31389; -86.10000[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHarrison
TownshipJackson
Area
 • Total
1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2)
 • Land1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
550
 • Density278.20/sq mi (107.40/km2)
Time zoneEDT
ZIP code
47161
GNIS feature ID2629883[1]
FIPS code18-53586

New Salisbury is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 613.[3] The community is centered on the intersection of State Highway 135 and State Highway 64, about 7 miles (11 km) away from Corydon, the county seat.

Businesses in New Salisbury include two gas stations, two grocery stores, a drug store, a bank, a veterinarian's office, doctor offices, a transport company, and a manufacturing company. The area is within the North Harrison Community School Corporation.

History

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New Salisbury was platted in 1839 by John Kepley. It was named for Kepley's former hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina.[4]

The town was sacked during Morgan's Raid by the main body of the Confederate Army as it advanced north toward Palmyra where it camped the night of July 9, 1863.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020550
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Salisbury, Indiana
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): New Salisbury CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ Roose, William H. (1911). Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana. Tribune Company, Printers. p. 69.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.