Saint Bernice, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

39°42′33″N 87°31′17″W / 39.70917°N 87.52139°W / 39.70917; -87.52139CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVermillionTownship HeltArea

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• Total1.79 sq mi (4.63 km²) • Land1.79 sq mi (4.63 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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577 ft (176 m)Population

(2020)

• Total595 • Density332.77/sq mi (128.47/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47875

Area code765GNIS feature ID442503

Saint Bernice is an unincorporated census-designated place in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3] It had a population of 646 at the 2010 census.

History

A post office has been in operation at Saint Bernice since 1867.^[4] The plat was filed in 1905.^[5] The origin of the name Saint Bernice is obscure.^[6]

Geography

Saint Bernice is located at 39°42′33″N 87°31′17″W / 39.70917°N 87.52139°W / 39.70917; -87.52139.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	595		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Saint Bernice, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
^ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...platted as Saint Bernice on August 18, 1905.
^ Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-938021-34-6.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.