Milroy, Indiana
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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Rush
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Anderson
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|area_total_km2 = 1.72
|area_land_km2 = 1.72
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 628
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|timezone_DST = EDT
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|elevation_ft = 965
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 46156
|area_code = 765
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|blank_info = 2629873{{GNIS|2629873}}
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.66
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|population_density_sq_mi = 948.64
|population_density_km2 = 366.11
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Milroy is a census-designated place in Anderson Township, in the southern part of Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Milroy was laid out and platted in 1830.{{cite book|title=History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7tE4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR661|year=1888|publisher=Eastern Indiana Publishing Company|page=661}} The Milroy post office has been in operation since 1832.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Rush&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Rush County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=February 25, 2017}}
Education
The community contains Milroy Elementary School, a public school in the county school district.{{cite web | url=http://milroy.rushville.k12.in.us | title=Milroy Elementary School | publisher=Rush County Schools | accessdate=1 December 2015}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 628
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.milroyin.org/ Town of Milroy Economic Development Corporation website]
{{Rush County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Rush County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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