Azalia, Indiana

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Azalia is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Officially platted on April 1, 1831,{{cite news |last1=Wellman |first1=Keith |title=Azalia Takes Quiet Pride in Long History |url=https://aim.newspapers.com/clip/59572874/azalia-indiana-history-1970/ |access-date=20 May 2021 |via=AIM Media |newspaper=The Republic |date=5 August 1970 |location=Columbus, IN |page=16}} a post office was established at Azalia in 1833 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Bartholomew | title=Bartholomew County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 August 2014}} It was named for the flowering shrub azalea.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/58 58]|quote=The name is for the flower, though apparently it is commendatory rather than descriptive.}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left|1860= 120

|1870= 91

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Azalia last appeared in the U.S. Census as a separately-returned community in 1870, when it had a reported population of 91 residents.

The United States Census Bureau delineated Azalia as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

Notable people

Mary Chawner Woody (1846–1928), philanthropist and educator

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Bartholomew County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana