Toad Hop, Indiana

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|subdivision_name2 = Vigo

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|subdivision_name3 = Sugar Creek

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|elevation_m = 143

|elevation_ft = 469

|coordinates = {{coord|39|27|32|N|87|27|49|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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|postal_code = 47885

|area_code = 812, 930

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|population_total = 104

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|area_total_km2 = 0.55

|area_total_sq_mi = 0.21

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Toad Hop is an unincorporated census-designated place in Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite gnis|444789|Toad Hop, Indiana|2010-06-24}} It is officially part of West Terre Haute. In 2010, Toad Hop was a census designated place.{{cite gnis|2583473|Toad Hop Census Designated Place|2010-06-24}} It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

Name origin

The origin of the name Toad Hop is deeply rooted in legend. One explanation is that the town was laid out on a swampy field, and the abundance of toads and frogs hopping around inspired the name.{{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&q=%22on+which+Toad+Hop+is+located%22|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=325|quote=...toads hopping and frogs jumping, and hence the name Toad Hop.}}

Geography

Toad Hop is located at {{coord|39|27|32|N|87|27|49|W|type:city}} at an elevation of 476 feet. This is the mostly wooded area between the I-70 exit (Darwin Road) and US 40.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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|2010= 108

|2020= 104

|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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As of the 2010 Census, 108 people lived in Toad Hop. 107 residents were White and 1 was of two or more races. The median age was 40 years old.{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 26, 2020 }}

References

Category:Census-designated places in Indiana

Category:Census-designated places in Vigo County, Indiana

Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area