Donaldson, Indiana
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Donaldson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. It is home to Ancilla College and the American motherhouse of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.
History
Donaldson (also historically spelled "Donelson") was laid out in 1871.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0PWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA135 | title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1 | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | author=McDonald, Daniel | year=1908 | pages=135}} A post office has been in operation there since 1871.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Marshall | title=Marshall County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=18 January 2015}}
Geography
Donaldson is located in western Marshall County at {{coord|41|21|40|N|86|26|39|W|type:city}}. U.S. Route 30 runs along the northern edge of the community, leading east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Plymouth, the county seat, and west {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Grovertown.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Donaldson CDP has an area of {{convert|0.49|sqmi|2}}, all land.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau first delineated Donaldson 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
{{Marshall County, Indiana}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Marshall County, Indiana
Category:Census-designated places in Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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