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History · Indian Village

23% of Indian Village’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Indian Village’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Indian Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Indian Village, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Indian Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Indian Village is a town in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Indian Village had a population of 118. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 133 to 118 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Indian Village on the map, 1958 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Indian Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Indian Village on the 1958 USGS mapIndian Village on the 1969 USGS mapIndian Village on the 1980 USGS mapIndian Village on the 1992 USGS map1958South Bend East sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Indian Village.

People over time

Indian Village, census by census

01001960198020002020Peak: 151

Between 57 and 151 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Indian Village’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Indian Village

Nobody well known was born in Indian Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Pete ButtigiegAmerican politician · b. 1982
Eric F. WieschausAmerican geneticist · b. 1947
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Vivica A. FoxAmerican actress · b. 1964
Dean NorrisAmerican actor · b. 1963
Janice E. VossAmerican engineer and NASA astronaut · b. 1956
George SeatonAmerican screenwriter, playwright, film directo… · b. 1911

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.