Somerset, Indiana

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|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|subdivision_name2 = Wabash

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Waltz

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|area_total_km2 = 2.13

|area_land_km2 = 1.76

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|population_total = 385

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 46940

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|blank_info = 18-70524{{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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|blank1_info = 2631626{{GNIS|2631626}}

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|area_total_sq_mi = 0.82

|area_water_km2 = 0.37

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|population_density_sq_mi = 565.35

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Somerset is an unincorporated census-designated place in Waltz Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The post office at Somerset has been in operation since 1848.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wabash&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Wabash County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 12, 2016}} An old variant name of the community was called Springfield.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:443764,41466766,Springfield|title=USGS detail on Somerset - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-11-01}}

Somerset was relocated when the Mississinewa dam was created. The original Somerset was located near the dam, and is now underwater.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left|2020= 385

|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

Category:Census-designated places in Wabash County, Indiana

Category:Census-designated places in Indiana