Cory, Indiana

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|subdivision_name3 = Perry

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|blank_info = 18-15238{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}

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|blank1_info = 432999{{cite gnis|432999|Cory, Indiana|2009-10-10}}

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Cory is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cory hosts the annual Cory Apple Festival.{{cite web | url=http://www.coryapplefest.com/?page_id=9 | title=History | publisher=Cory Apple Festival | accessdate=30 August 2014}}

History

Cory was platted in 1872.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1VLWAAAAMAAJ | title=Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical | publisher=F.A. Battey & Company | author=Blanchard, Charles | year=1884 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1VLWAAAAMAAJ/page/n266 283]}} It was named for Simeon Cory, an area businessman.{{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/n120 103]|quote=...and named for Simeon Cory, pioneer hardware merchant...}} At one time there were 3 taverns in Cory.

Geography

Cory is located at {{coord|39|22|56|N|87|12|21|W|type:city}}.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Cory 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=}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Clay County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area

Category:1872 establishments in Indiana

Category:Populated places established in 1872