Sims, Indiana
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|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|subdivision_name2 = Grant
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|area_total_km2 = 2.58
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|population_total = 164
|population_density_km2 = 63.46
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|postal_code = 46986
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|blank_info = 18-69894{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Sims is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sims Township, Grant County, Indiana. In 2010 it had a population of 156, and an increase to 164 in 2020.{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1869894| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sims CDP, Indiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=December 5, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
History
The community took its name from Sims Township.{{cite book| last=Baker| first=Ronald L.| title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXB5AAAAMAAJ| date=October 1995| publisher=Indiana University Press| isbn=978-0-253-32866-3| page=302| quote=...named for Sims Township, in which it is located...}} A post office was established at Sims in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Grant&searchtext=&pagenum=3 | title=Grant County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 September 2014}}
Geography
Sims is located near the western border of Grant County. It is {{convert|2|mi|0}} west of Swayzee and {{convert|13|mi}} southwest of Marion, the county seat. A rail line operated by the Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis passes along the north side of town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Sims CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 164
|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
{{Grant County, Indiana}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Grant County, Indiana
Category:Census-designated places in Indiana
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