Otwell, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′24″N 87°05′45″W / 38.45667°N 87.09583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pike |
Township | Jefferson |
Named for | Robert Otwell Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2) |
• Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 396 |
• Density | 221.85/sq mi (85.67/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47564 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-57384 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2629881 [2] |
Otwell is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
Otwell was originally called Pierceville, being named after President Franklin Pierce, and under this name was laid out in 1855. [4] The name was changed to Otwell in 1864 by a popular petition of its residents. The name had to be changed when the post office came because there was already a Pierceville in Indiana. [4] The name Otwell is derived from the middle name of Robert Otwell Brown, the son of an early settler. [5]
A post office has been in operation at Otwell since 1864. [6]
Otwell is located along Indiana State Road 257 and is approximately 1 mile from Indiana State Road 56.
Otwell has a public library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library. [7]
Otwell has a charter school which was established in 2017 after the local school corporation closed its elementary school. Otwell Miller Academy currently enrolls 88 students for the 2018/19 school year. Grace College sponsors the charter.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 396 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
...Robert Otwell Brown, son of Dr. Perry Brown, who laid out the village.
Otwell, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′24″N 87°05′45″W / 38.45667°N 87.09583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pike |
Township | Jefferson |
Named for | Robert Otwell Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2) |
• Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 396 |
• Density | 221.85/sq mi (85.67/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47564 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
FIPS code | 18-57384 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2629881 [2] |
Otwell is an unincorporated census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]
Otwell was originally called Pierceville, being named after President Franklin Pierce, and under this name was laid out in 1855. [4] The name was changed to Otwell in 1864 by a popular petition of its residents. The name had to be changed when the post office came because there was already a Pierceville in Indiana. [4] The name Otwell is derived from the middle name of Robert Otwell Brown, the son of an early settler. [5]
A post office has been in operation at Otwell since 1864. [6]
Otwell is located along Indiana State Road 257 and is approximately 1 mile from Indiana State Road 56.
Otwell has a public library, a branch of the Pike County Public Library. [7]
Otwell has a charter school which was established in 2017 after the local school corporation closed its elementary school. Otwell Miller Academy currently enrolls 88 students for the 2018/19 school year. Grace College sponsors the charter.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 396 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
...Robert Otwell Brown, son of Dr. Perry Brown, who laid out the village.