Official Name: | Colburn, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 290px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tippecanoe |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Washington |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1858 |
Established Title2: | Founder |
Established Date2: | Jacob H. Chapman |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.26 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.26 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 164 |
Population Density Km2: | 632.23 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1640.00 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.5189°N -86.7122°W |
Elevation Ft: | 663 |
Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
Postal Code: | 47905 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2583448 |
Colburn is a small unincorporated census-designated place in northeastern Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Colburn was originally called Chapmanville.[2]
A post office was established at Colburn in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1988.[3]
Colburn is located in Washington Township. Nearby communities include Lafayette (12 miles southwest), Delphi (6 miles north), Buck Creek (4 miles south) and Americus (3.5 miles west).