Herbst is an unincorporated census-designated place in Franklin Township, Grant County, Indiana, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 112.[4]
Herbst, Indiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location of Herbst in Grant County, Indiana. | |
Herbst Herbst | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′53″N 85°47′14″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Grant |
| Township | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| • Land | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 99 |
| • Density | 727.94/sq mi (281.19/km2) |
| ZIP code | 46953 |
| FIPS code | 18-33178[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 436052[3] |
A post office was established at Herbst in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962.[5] August H. Herbst served as the first postmaster.[6]
Herbst is located in western Grant County at 40°30′53″N 85°47′14″W. It is 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Marion, the county seat, and 2 miles (3 km) east of Swayzee.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Herbst CDP has an area of 1.31 square miles (3.38 km2), all of it land.[4]
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| 2020 | 99 | — | |
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...August H. Herbst, the first storekeeper and postmaster...
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County seat: Marion | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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