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Bringhurst, Indiana

Bringhurst is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The Bringhurst post office was established in 1872. Bringhurst was named for Colonel Bringhurst.

Geography

Bringhurst is located less than a mile south of the larger community of Flora along the Winamac Southern Railway. Indiana State Road 75 runs north and south along the town's west side.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020215
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bringhurst, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...received its present name for Colonel Bringhurst of Logansport.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.