Shoals, Indiana

Shoals, Indiana
Town
Shoals, Indiana
Shoals, Indiana
Location in Martin County, Indiana
Location in Martin County, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°40′01″N 86°47′38″W / 38.66694°N 86.79389°W / 38.66694; -86.79389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMartin
TownshipsCenter, Halbert
Area
[1]
 • Total1.92 sq mi (4.97 km2)
 • Land1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation
[2]
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total677
 • Density371.16/sq mi (143.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47581
Area code(s)812, 930
FIPS code18-69552[4]
GNIS feature ID2397661[2]
Websitetownofshoals.com

Shoals is a town in Center and Halbert townships and the county seat of Martin County,[5] in the U.S. state of Indiana.[6] The population was 677 at the 2020 census.[3]

Shoals is best known for the Jug Rock, the only free-standing table rock formation east of the Mississippi River.[7]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoals, Indiana
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Shoals town, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ^ "Shoals, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  7. ^ Douglas Wissing (March 1, 2001). Scenic Driving Indiana. Globe Pequot. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-56044-906-5. Retrieved November 23, 2011.