Milan, Indiana | |
|---|---|
| Town of Milan | |
 Milan's historic Masonic lodge building | |
 Location of Milan in Ripley County, Indiana. | |
| Coordinates: 39°7′22″N 85°07′40″W / 39.12278°N 85.12778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Townships | Franklin, Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.99 sq mi (5.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,823 |
| • Density | 916.08/sq mi (353.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47031 |
| Area code | 812 & 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-49266[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396761[2] |
| Website | http://www.milan-in-gov.net/ |
Milan (/ˈmaɪlɪn/ MY-lin)[4] is a town in Franklin and Washington townships, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The population was 1,899 at the 2010 census.
Milan High School won the Indiana state basketball championship against Muncie Central High School in 1954, the victory being significant as Milan was one of the smallest towns to win a state championship in the United States at that time. The 1986 film Hoosiers is based on the story of the 1954 Milan Team.[5]
While it is often claimed that Milan is the subject of a volume of poetry, titled Pop. 359, written in 1941 by Carl Wilson under the pseudonym of Tramp Starr, that book is actually about the nearby town of Moores Hill.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Milan, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bartner, Amy; et al. (November 16, 2017), "How to Pronounce Hoosier Proper Nouns", IndyStar, Tysons: USA Today Network.
- ^ "'Hoosiers'-style celebration". The Herald Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2006.
- ^ Starr, Tramp (1941). Pop. 359. Moore-Langen.