Francisco, Indiana | |
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| Nickname: "Frisco" | |
 Location of Francisco in Gibson County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′58″N 87°26′53″W / 38.33278°N 87.44806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Gibson |
| Township | Center |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 545 |
| • Density | 893.44/sq mi (344.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 47649 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-25306[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396948[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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Francisco, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.