Unincorporated town in Indiana, United States
| Bowling Green | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated town | |
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  Bowling GreenLocation in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′59″N 87°00′42″W / 39.38306°N 87.01167°W / 39.38306; -87.01167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clay |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47833 |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-06832 |
| GNIS feature ID | 431404 |
Bowling Green is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The town was probably named after Bowling Green, Virginia. The first post office was established at Bowling Green in 1825. With the establishment of Clay County in the same year, Bowling Green became the site of the county's first courthouse, which was completed in 1828. Bowling Green was incorporated as a town in 1869, but subsequently lost its status as county seat to the town of Brazil in 1876.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 318 | — | |
| 1860 | 466 | 46.5% | |
| 1870 | 606 | 30.0% | |
| 1880 | 572 | −5.6% | |
| 1890 | 467 | −18.4% | |
| 1900 | 432 | −7.5% | |
| 1910 | 336 | −22.2% | |
| 1920 | 273 | −18.7% | |
| 1930 | 257 | −5.9% | |
| 1940 | 219 | −14.8% | |
| 1950 | 235 | 7.3% | |
| 1960 | 229 | −2.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Bowling Green appeared on U.S. Census returns between 1850 and 1960. Its population peaked in 1870, when it had a reported 606 inhabitants.
The United States Census Bureau delineated Bowling Green as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.
Notable people
- George N. Beamer, judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and 30th Indiana Attorney General.
References
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Bowling Green, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...but more likely the village was named for Bowling Green, Virginia...
- "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ "History | Clay County Indiana". www.claycountyin.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 175.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
- "Beamer, George N." Federal Judicial Center.
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| County seat: Brazil | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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