Independence, Indiana
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1832
|founder = Zachariah Cicott
|area_total_km2 = 0.54
|area_land_km2 = 0.49
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 79
|population_density_km2 = 161.66
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 558
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|postal_code = 47993
|area_code = 765
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|blank_info = 2806502{{GNIS|2806502}}
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Independence is a small unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Image:Independence Indiana map from 1877 atlas.png
A trading post existed at this location as early as 1811. The village was laid out on October 5, 1832 by Zachariah Cicott, a French-Indian trader and scout for General William Henry Harrison, on Cicott's Reserve, ground that was given to him by the government for his services. A post office was established on March 24, 1834 and closed on January 31, 1950. Now the town uses the post office in nearby Attica, despite the fact that Attica is in a different county.{{cite book
| last = Pearson
| first = Willard
|author2=Alice Fellure |author3=Jane Fenters |author4=Wanda Lewellen |author5=Patty Wiggins
| title = A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition)
| publisher = Warren County Historical Society
| year = 2002
| chapter = Warren Township}}
The first newspaper in the county was produced in Independence, starting in 1844. It was called the Wabash Register and was run by Enos Canutt.{{cite book
|editor-last=Clifton
|editor-first=Thomas
|title=Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana
|publisher=B. F. Bowen and Company
|year=1913
|location=Indianapolis
|url=https://archive.org/stream/pastpresentoffou01clif#page/594/mode/2up
|pages=249, 320
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Geography
Independence is located in the eastern part of the county on the western banks of the Wabash River, about {{convert|7|mi}} northeast and upstream of the county seat of Williamsport. The small town of Riverside occupies the opposite bank, which is in Fountain County.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 79
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
It is in the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18171_warren/DC20SD_C18171.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Warren County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-06-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18171_warren/DC20SD_C18171_SD2MS.txt Text list]
References
{{Warren County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Indiana