Milan, Indiana
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Milan (/ˈmaɪlɪn/ MY-lin)[4] is a town in Franklin and Washington townships, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The population was 1,899 at the 2010 census.
Milan, Indiana | |
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Town of Milan | |
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Coordinates: 39°7′22″N 85°07′40″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Ripley |
Townships | Franklin, Washington |
Area | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
• Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,823 |
• Density | 916.08/sq mi (353.71/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47031 |
Area code | 812 & 930 |
FIPS code | 18-49266[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396761[2] |
Website | http://www.milan-in-gov.net/ |
Milan High School won the Indiana state basketball championship against Muncie Central High School in 1954, the victory being significant as Milan was one of the smallest towns to win a state championship in the United States at that time. The 1986 film Hoosiers is based on the story of the 1954 Milan Team.[5]
While it is often claimed that Milan is the subject of a volume of poetry, titled Pop. 359, written in 1941 by Carl Wilson under the pseudonym of Tramp Starr, that book is actually about the nearby town of Moores Hill.[6]