Pence, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Pence, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place

Pence

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Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 87°30′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.36361°N 87.51278°W﻿ / 40.36361; -87.51278
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Warren
Township| Jordan
Founded| 1902
Founded by| Frank R. Pence
Area

[1]

• Total

| 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Land| 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation

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| 689 ft (210 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 41
• Density| 242.60/sq mi (93.56/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47993

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 2806540[2]

Pence is a small unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

## History

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Pence was founded in September 1902 by Frank R. Pence, who purchased 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land for the purpose. In 1903, Pence became the smallest town in the United States to have a central water system. In the early part of the 20th century, Pence had numerous businesses including a grain elevator, a blacksmith shop, a welding and machine shop, a lumber yard, a coal yard, the Bank of Pence (which closed in the 1920s), a hotel (which also housed the post office for a time), restaurants, a general store, grocery stores, a hardware store, a weekly newspaper, a funeral home, a jewelry store, and various others. As of 1913, the population was about 150.[3]

Pence had a baseball team from 1910 to 1955, and also had a basketball team (the Pence Aces).

The post office operated from October 12, 1903 to April 5, 1957.

## Geography

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Pence is located less than a mile east of the Indiana-Illinois state line and a quarter mile from Jordan Creek, which flows southwest toward the Vermilion River. It is on County Road 300 North, which (in Illinois) runs into the town of Rossville about 9 miles to the west.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 41| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

* Pence's 1902 plat

* The corner of First and Jordan streets

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pence, Indiana
3. ^ Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. p. 326.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

* Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (1966), pages 20–25.
* Warren County Historical Society. A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition) (2002).

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Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Williamsport

Towns|

* Pine Village
* State Line City
* West Lebanon
* Williamsport

Map of Indiana highlighting Warren County

Townships|

* Adams
* Jordan
* Kent
* Liberty
* Medina
* Mound
* Pike
* Pine
* Prairie
* Steuben
* Warren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Foster
* Green Hill
* Hedrick
* Independence
* Judyville
* Kramer
* Marshfield
* Pence
* Rainsville
* Tab

Other
communities|

* Carbondale
* Johnsonville
* Stewart
* Winthrop

Ghost towns|

* Baltimore
* Black Rock
* Brisco
* Chatterton
* Chesapeake
* Dresser
* Five Points
* Glen Cliff
* Hooker Corner
* Kickapoo
* Locust Grove
* Mudlavia Springs
* Old Town
* Point Pleasant
* Romine Corner
* Sloan
* Sycamore Corner
* Walnut Grove
* Warrenton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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