Harrodsburg, Indiana
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Harrodsburg, Indiana
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|image_skyline = Harrodsburg Church of Christ.jpg
|imagesize = 280px
|image_caption = Harrodsburg Church of Christ
|image_map = File:Monroe County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Harrodsburg Highlighted 1832170.svg
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|map_caption = Location in Monroe County, Indiana
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|pushpin_label = Harrodsburg
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Monroe
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Clear Creek
|established_title =
|established_date =
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_km2 = 11.27
|area_land_km2 = 11.17
|area_water_km2 = 0.09
|area_total_sq_mi = 4.35
|area_land_sq_mi = 4.31
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.04
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 656
|pop_est_as_of =
|pop_est_footnotes =
|population_est =
|population_density_sq_mi = 152.06
|population_density_km2 = 58.71
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|coordinates = {{coord|39|00|48|N|86|33|42|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_ft = 627
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|postal_code_type = ZIP codes
|postal_code = 47434, 47403 (Bloomington), 47462 (Springville)
|area_code = 812, 930
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 18-32170{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 2583454{{GNIS|2583454}}
|website = {{URL|http://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p15078coll32/searchterm/Harrodsburg/order/nosort}}
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Harrodsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clear Creek Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its population was 656 at the 2020 census.
History
Harrodsburg was originally known as "Newgene", and under the latter name was platted in 1836.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyoflawrenc00indi | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyoflawrenc00indi/page/435 435]}}{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC | title=Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical | publisher=F.A. Battey & Company | author=Blanchard, Charles | year=1884 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC/page/n527 523]}} The post office at Harrodsburg has been in operation since 1840.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Monroe&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Monroe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=June 18, 2017}}
Geography
File:Harrodsburg Community Center.jpg
Harrodsburg is located in southern Monroe County. It is bordered to the east by Indiana State Road 37, which leads north {{convert|12|mi}} to Bloomington, the county seat, and south {{convert|12|mi}} to Bedford.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Harrodsburg CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.35|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 0.83%, are water. The town is drained by Clear Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of Salt Creek, which continues south to the East Fork of the White River near Bedford.
Harrodsburg Community Center
The Harrodsburg Community Building, built in 1992, is a central site for community events and public meetings. It also serves as a polling place for the Clear Creek 3 precinct.[http://blogs.hoosiertimes.com/govtracker/?p=3279 "Polling location changes for several Bloomington precincts,"] Herald Times GovTracker. Funds to maintain the center are raised in part from the annual Heritage Days Festival.[https://visitindiana.com/events/15773-harrodsburg-heritage-days-festival "Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112083023/https://visitindiana.com/events/15773-harrodsburg-heritage-days-festival |date=2014-11-12 }}, Visit Indiana.com.
Attractions and community events
Harrodsburg Heritage Days Festival is a free-admission event held annually in May.[http://www.indianafestivals.org/docs/FG13_Whole_Book_WEB_BOOKMARKS.pdf 2013 Indiana Festival Guide], Indiana State Festival Association, p. 20.
From 1981 to 2013, the Harrodsburg Haunted House was a popular attraction in Monroe County, running weekends throughout October. Clear Creek Township Trustee Thelma Kelley Jeffries attributed the closing to increasing "government and state permits and laws" required for operation.[http://www.wbiw.com/local/archive/2011/10/harrodsburg-haunted-house-clos.php "Harrodsburg Haunted House Closing After This Season,"] WBIW.com, May 5, 2013.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2010= 691
|2020= 656
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
External links
- [http://cdm16066.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p15078coll32/searchterm/Harrodsburg/order/nosort Harrodsburg] in the Indiana Memory Digital Collections
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141104172637/http://www.harrodsburgheritagedays.org/ Harrodsburg Heritage Days Association]
- [http://vimeo.com/7312037 Harrodsburg Haunted House]
{{Monroe County, Indiana}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Monroe County, Indiana