Painted Hills, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°23′47″N 86°20′58″W / 39.39639°N 86.34944°W / 39.39639; -86.34944CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyMorganTownshipJacksonArea • Total1.95 sq mi (5.05 km2) • Land1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) • Water0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)Elevation719 ft (219 m)Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total766 • Density442.77/sq mi (171.01/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46151 (Martinsville)
Area code765GNIS feature ID2629876[2]FIPS code18-57632

Painted Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] Its population was 766 as of the 2020 census,[3] up from 677 in 2010.[4] The community is located on the shores of Lake Holiday and Lake Nebo southeast of Martinsville, the Morgan county seat. The two lakes are a combined 196 acres (79 ha) in size.[5]

Geography

Painted Hills is located in southeastern Morgan County. Indiana State Road 252 forms the northeast border of the community, leading northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Martinsville and southeast the same distance to Morgantown.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.95 square miles (5.05 km2), of which 1.73 square miles (4.48 km2) are land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), or 11.37%, are water.[1] The lakes in the community, shown as Painted Hills Lake and Little Nebo Lake on federal maps, are built on Camp Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Indian Creek, which leads northwest to the White River south of Martinsville.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010677
202076613.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Painted Hills, Indiana
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Painted Hills CDP, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "P1. Race – Painted Hills CDP, Indiana: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Neighborhood Information". Painted Hills Association. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

  • Painted Hills Association
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