Milroy, Indiana

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

39°30′02″N 85°28′02″W / 39.50056°N 85.46722°W / 39.50056; -85.46722CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRushTownship AndersonArea

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• Total0.66 sq mi (1.72 km²) • Land0.66 sq mi (1.72 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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965 ft (294 m)Population

(2020)

• Total628 • Density948.64/sq mi (366.11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46156

Area code765GNIS feature ID2629873^[2]

Milroy is a census-designated place in Anderson Township, in the southern part of Rush County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Milroy was laid out and platted in 1830.^[3] The Milroy post office has been in operation since 1832.^[4]

The community contains Milroy Elementary School, a public school in the county school district.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	628		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milroy, Indiana
^ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 661.
^ "Rush County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
^ "Milroy Elementary School". Rush County Schools. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.