Kirklin, Indiana

Kirklin, Indiana
Kirklin water tower
Kirklin water tower
Location of Kirklin in Clinton County, Indiana.
Location of Kirklin in Clinton County, Indiana.
Coordinates: 40°11′34″N 86°21′33″W / 40.19278°N 86.35917°W / 40.19278; -86.35917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClinton
TownshipKirklin
Founded1830s
Incorporated1876
Named forNathan Kirk, settler
Area
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total710
 • Density1,686.46/sq mi (651.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EST)
ZIP code
46050
Area code765
FIPS code18-39942[3]
GNIS feature ID2396693[2]

Kirklin is a town in Kirklin Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 788 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Nathan Kirk, a local pioneer settler.[4]

  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: Kirklin, Indiana
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 32.