Francisco, Indiana

Francisco, Indiana
Nickname: 
"Frisco"
Location of Francisco in Gibson County, Indiana.
Location of Francisco in Gibson County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 38°19′58″N 87°26′53″W / 38.33278°N 87.44806°W / 38.33278; -87.44806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGibson
TownshipCenter
Area
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2)
 • Land0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total545
 • Density893.44/sq mi (344.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47649
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-25306[3]
GNIS feature ID2396948[2]

Francisco is the fifth largest town and seventh largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. A town in Center Township, the population was 469 at the 2010 census and was founded in 1851. Local tradition says the town was named for its first settler, a Spanish laborer working on the Wabash and Erie Canal who built a shack in the area. It is part of the Evansville, Indiana, Metropolitan Area.

Town Hall and Volunteer Fire Department, 2011
  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Francisco, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.