New Salisbury, Indiana

New Salisbury, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of New Salisbury in Harrison County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 38°18′50″N 86°06′00″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Harrison
Township	Jackson
Area [2]
• Total	1.98 sq mi (5.12 km^2)
• Land	1.98 sq mi (5.12 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [1]	719 ft (219 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	550
• Density	278.20/sq mi (107.40/km^2)
Time zone	EDT
ZIP code	47161
GNIS feature ID	2629883[1]
FIPS code	18-53586

New Salisbury is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 613.^[3] The community is centered on the intersection of State Highway 135 and State Highway 64, about 7 miles (11 km) away from Corydon, the county seat.

Businesses in New Salisbury include two gas stations, two grocery stores, a drug store, a bank, a veterinarian's office, doctor offices, a transport company, and a manufacturing company. The area is within the North Harrison Community School Corporation.

History

New Salisbury was platted in 1839 by John Kepley. It was named for Kepley's former hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina.^[4]

The town was sacked during Morgan's Raid by the main body of the Confederate Army as it advanced north toward Palmyra where it camped the night of July 9, 1863.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	550		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Salisbury, Indiana
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): New Salisbury CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 16, 2017.^{[dead link‍]}
4. Roose, William H. (1911). Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County, Indiana. Tribune Company, Printers. p. 69.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.