Cannelton

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Cannelton

Total population

1,404

Median home value

$85,700

7.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$29,219

Cannelton$29k

National$74k

Weather77°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates37.91°, -86.74°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cannelton is a city in Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,524 at the 2020 census. Cannelton was the smallest incorporated city in the state until 2010. It was formerly the county seat of Perry County from 1859 to 1994, when the seat was relocated to Tell City.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cannelton, IN from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

John H. Hoeppel

American politician (1881-1976)

Paul D. Etienne

Catholic archbishop

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Tim Whelan

Film director, writer and producer (1893-1957)

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Aaron Riley

American martial artist

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Burke Scott

American basketball player and coach

Edwin D. Patrick

United States Army general

Eric Embry

American professional wrestler

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Miriam Haskell

American jewelry designer (1899-1981)

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Thomas James De la Hunt

American historian (1866–1933)

Bob Polk

American college basketball coach

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John Russ

American baseball player (1858-1912)

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George Edward Huthsteiner

American military personnel and diplomat (1891-1967)

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Ralph E. Esarey

researcher

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Stacey Lynn Peak

American stock broker, victim of the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center

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Finlay Ferguson Bush

American legal writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Indiana

• Leopold
  15.8 mi away · pop. 150
• Mariah Hill
  20.3 mi away · pop. 100
• Alton
  22.6 mi away · pop. 37
• Richland
  23.6 mi away · pop. 588
• New Amsterdam
  28.4 mi away · pop. 92
• Leavenworth
  29.1 mi away · pop. 397
• Schnellville
  30 mi away · pop. 95
• Mauckport
  30.4 mi away · pop. 49
• Boonville
  31.5 mi away · pop. 6,702
• Celestine
  32.9 mi away · pop. 422
• English
  33.3 mi away · pop. 1,008
• Jasper
  35 mi away · pop. 15,991

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cannelton

Bridge across the Ohio River at Cannelton, Ind

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1933

Bridge across the Ohio River near Cannelton, Ind

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce · 1930

Revised Laws of the Corporation

Ind. (Town) Cannelton · 1859

Bridge across Ohio River at or Near Cannelton, Perry County, Ind

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce

Cannelton, Perry County, Ind., at the intersection of the eastern margin of the Illinois coal basin, by the Ohio River

Hamilton Smith · 1850

A history of the Catholic church in the dioceses of Pittsburg and Allegheny

Lambing, Andrew Arnold · 1880

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

trailing fuzzy-bean

Strophostyles helvola

Seen 2026-09-11

Northern Cavefish

Amblyopsis spelaea

Seen 2026-09-05

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-01

late boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Seen 2026-09-01

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Seen 2026-09-01

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Seen 2026-09-01

Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp

Scolia dubia

Seen 2026-09-01

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-01

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2026-09-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).