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In 1864, Charles Sanford of Madison County, New York, purchased 213 acres (0.86 km 2) of land where the village is now located, along with 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) of pine land. The site was first known as the "Salt-Spring Reserve", and was the location of the first salt well in the state.
Map of the United States with Indiana highlighted. Indiana is a state located in the Midwestern United States. As of the 2021 census estimate, the state had 6,805,985 residents. There are 569 municipalities. Under Indiana law, a municipality must have a minimum of 2,000 people to incorporate as a city.
The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km 2) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km 2). [3] According to the Constitution of Indiana , no county may be created of less than 400 square miles (1,000 km 2 ), nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size, which precludes any new counties.
Sandford was established in 1854 at the state line between Illinois and Indiana. With the building of the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad, it became an important town in the area. In 1890 it had a population of approximately 250. [4] A post office was established at Sandford in 1855, and remained in operation until 1995. [5]
The village of Sanford is in the eastern part of the township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km 2 ), of which 32.6 square miles (84 km 2 ) are land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km 2 ), or 8.52%, are water. [ 1 ]
The Sanborn maps themselves are large-scale lithographed street plans at a scale of 50 feet to one inch (1:600) on 21 by 25 inches (53 by 64 cm) sheets of paper. The maps were published in volumes, bound and then updated until the subsequent volume was produced. Larger cities would be covered by multiple volumes of maps.
The South Bend–Mishawaka Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Michiana, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in northern Indiana and one in southwest Michigan (), anchored by the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka in Indiana.
Total area is 36,419.55 square miles (94,326.2 km 2), making Indiana the 38th largest in size out of the 50 states. [1]Lake Michigan is the largest body of water wholly or partially within the state borders.