Foster, Indiana

Foster, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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°08′30″N 87°28′07″W / 40.14167°N 87.46861°W / 40.14167; -87.46861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWarren
TownshipMound
Founded1893
Named forWilliam R. Foster
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
630 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
104
 • Density80.87/sq mi (31.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47993
Area code765
GNIS feature ID2806489[2]

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

History

Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster, an early settler.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Geography

Foster's 1893 plat

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.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020104—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

  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: Foster, Indiana
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L.; Carmony, Marvin (1975). Indiana Place Names. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 54.
  4. ^ A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society. 2002. p. 71.
  5. ^ "Warren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 9, 2005. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "USGS detail on Foster". Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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