Emison, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

38°48′18″N 87°27′29″W / 38.80500°N 87.45806°W / 38.80500; -87.45806CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKnoxTownship BusseronNamed forSamuel A. EmisonArea

^[1]

• Total1.58 sq mi (4.09 km²) • Land1.57 sq mi (4.07 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

463 ft (141 m)Population

(2020)

• Total145 • Density92.36/sq mi (35.66/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47561

Area code812FIPS code18-21124^[2]GNIS feature ID434167^[3]

Emison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Busseron Township, Knox County, Indiana. Its population was 154 at the 2010 census.^[4]

History

Emison was laid out in 1867 for Samuel A. Emison.^[5] The Emison post office was discontinued in 1994.^[6]

Geography

Emison is located in northwestern Knox County at 38°48′18″N 87°27′29″W / 38.80500°N 87.45806°W / 38.80500; -87.45806. U.S. Routes 41 and 150, a four-lane highway, passes through the east side of the community, leading south 10 miles (16 km) to Vincennes, the county seat, and north 48 miles (77 km) to Terre Haute. Indiana State Road 550 leads southeast from Emison 4 miles (6 km) to Bruceville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Emison CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.58%, are water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	145		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Emison, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Emison CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2019.^{[dead link]}
^ History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1886. pp. 272.
^ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.