Foster, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Foster is located in Warren County, Indiana
Foster
Foster
Foster is located in Indiana
Foster
Foster
Foster is located in the United States
Foster
Foster
Coordinates: 40°8′52″N 87°28′17″W / 40.14778°N 87.47139°W / 40.14778; -87.47139
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
TownshipMound
Founded1893
Named forWilliam R. Foster
Area
[1]
 • Total1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total104
 • Density80.87/sq mi (31.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47993
Area code765
GNIS feature ID434696

Foster is a small unincorporated community in Mound Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster, an early settler.[4] At one time the town had a post office, blacksmith shop, railroad depot, two stores, a stockyard, a threshing machine, a grain elevator and a sawmill.[5] Currently it consists of a few private residences, a couple of small shops and a motel.

A post office was established at Foster in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[6]

Geography

Foster is located just north of U.S. Route 136 about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Covington and about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the Indiana-Illinois border. The Vermilion Valley Railroad (originally the New York Central Railroad) passes through Fowler, and the north fork of Spring Creek flows along its western edge.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020104—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Foster, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 54.
  5. ↑ A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society. 2002. p. 71.
  6. ↑ "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "USGS detail on Foster". Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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