Hayden, Indiana

Hayden (also Hardenburgh or Six Mile) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 501.^[3]

Hayden, Indiana
Census-designated place
Hayden Cemetery
Location of Hayden in Jennings County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 38°58′17″N 85°44′20″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Township	Spencer
Area [1]
• Total	2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
• Land	2.47 sq mi (6.41 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	501
• Density	202.51/sq mi (78.18/km2)
ZIP code	47245
GNIS feature ID	2587019[2]
FIPS code	18-32584

Geography

It lies along CR700W, west of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County.^[4] U.S. Route 50 passes through the CDP south of the village center; the highway leads northeast 7 miles (11 km) to North Vernon and west 8 miles (13 km) to Seymour.

The Hayden post office has the ZIP code of 47245.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	501		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the 2020 census, Hayden had a population of 501. Of those residents, 459 were white, three were Black, four were Native American or Alaskan Native, two were of some other race, and 33 were of two or more races.^[3]

History

Hayden was platted in 1854.^[7]

Notable people

• Cliff Daringer, Federal League baseball player^[8]
• Rolla Daringer, Major League Baseball player^[9]
• Mike Simon, Major League Baseball player^[8]
• Edgar Whitcomb, former governor of Indiana and author^[10]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hayden has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[11]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hayden, Indiana
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
4. DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 52. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
5. Zip Code Lookup
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1854.
8. Cava, Pete (2015). Indiana-Born Major League Baseball Players a Biographical Dictionary, 1871-2014. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4766-2270-5. OCLC 946542327.
9. Jennings Co, in - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. June 15, 1999. ISBN 978-1-56311-521-9.
10. Davies, Tom (February 8, 2016). "Edgar Whitcomb, Indiana governor with late-life wanderlust, dies at 98". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
11. Climate Summary for Hayden, Indiana