Pence, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Warren
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Jordan
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1902
|founder = Frank R. Pence
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.17
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|population_total = 41
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 689
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47993
|area_code = 765
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|blank_info = 2806540{{GNIS|2806540}}
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Pence is a small unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Pence was founded in September 1902 by Frank R. Pence, who purchased {{convert|40|acre|m2}} of land for the purpose. In 1903, Pence became the smallest town in the United States to have a central water system. In the early part of the 20th century, Pence had numerous businesses including a grain elevator, a blacksmith shop, a welding and machine shop, a lumber yard, a coal yard, the Bank of Pence (which closed in the 1920s), a hotel (which also housed the post office for a time), restaurants, a general store, grocery stores, a hardware store, a weekly newspaper, a funeral home, a jewelry store, and various others. As of 1913, the population was about 150.{{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/596/mode/2up|pages = 326}}
Pence had a baseball team from 1910 to 1955, and also had a basketball team (the Pence Aces).
The post office operated from October 12, 1903 to April 5, 1957.
Geography
Pence is located less than a mile east of the Indiana-Illinois state line and a quarter mile from Jordan Creek, which flows southwest toward the Vermilion River. It is on County Road 300 North, which (in Illinois) runs into the town of Rossville about 9 miles to the west.
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|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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Image:Pence, Indiana plat.png|Pence's 1902 plat
Image:Pence, Indiana.png|The corner of First and Jordan streets
References
- Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (1966), pages 20–25.
- Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition) (2002).
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Indiana