Henryville, Indiana

"Henryville" redirects here. For other places with the same name, see Henryville (disambiguation).

Henryville, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Henryville in Clark County, Indiana.
Location of Henryville in Clark County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 38°32′18″N 85°45′20″W / 38.53833°N 85.75556°W / 38.53833; -85.75556
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
TownshipMonroe
Area
[1]
 • Total2.83 sq mi (7.33 km2)
 • Land2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
495 ft (151 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,878
 • Density664.78/sq mi (256.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47126
Area code812
FIPS code18-33142[3]
GNIS feature ID2393047[2]
Festival in Henryville, 2006
A young girl walks the parking lot of her elementary school in Henryville after the March 2012 tornado.

Henryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe Township, Clark County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[4] The population was 1,905 at the 2010 census.

Henryville is home to Indiana's oldest state forest, Clark State Forest, and birthplace of entrepreneur Colonel Harland Sanders, whose iconic image appears in the Kentucky Fried Chicken logo[5] and Grammy award-winning bluegrass fiddle player Michael Cleveland.[6]

  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: Henryville, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Henryville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ChicagoST20120302 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Michael Cleveland Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.