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New Goshen
IndianaCDP
New Goshen
Total population
526
Median home value
$95,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$68,214
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
New Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
New Goshen was platted and laid out May 17, 1853, by Hamilton Smith, William Ferguson, George Smith and John Hay. As of 1890 the population was approximately 180. Future U.S. Senator Birch Bayh was a resident and graduated from Fayette High; Fayette High closed in 1959 and was consolidated into today's West Vigo High School. The post office at New Goshen has been in operation since 1851.
Geography
It is bisected by U.S. Route 150, which connects it to Paris, Illinois, to the northwest and West Terre Haute, Indiana, to the southwest.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for New Goshen, IN from NOAA NWS API.
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Terre Haute North Vigo High SchoolHigh · Terre Haute · 1,507 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Otter Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Terre Haute · 787 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · Terre Haute · 701 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Terre Town Elementary SchoolElementary · Terre Haute · 556 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- West Vigo High SchoolHigh · West Terre Haute · 534 students · 11.6:1 ratio
- Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem SchElementary · West Terre Haute · 480 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- Benjamin Franklin Elem SchoolElementary · Terre Haute · 443 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Rio Grande Elementary SchoolElementary · Terre Haute · 439 students · 13.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
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Nearby places in Indiana
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
