North Judson

History

The area now known as North Judson was originally Brantwood, a town platted on October 1, 1859, less than a mile northwest of the current town. The town post office (postmaster Daniel Kelly) was established on September 24, 1860, as North Judson after William D. Judson, President of the Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad (later a part of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad), which had just been laid through the town. The 'North' was likely added to eliminate confusion with downstate Judson, Indiana. The post office was later reestablished on August 31, 1864, under postmaster Levi Lightcap, not moving to its current location until 1949. By the last two decades of the 19th century, many developments came to North Judson. In 1881, the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad (New York Central) was built from the neighboring town of San Pierre to North Judson. This railroad was later extended east to neighboring city of Knox in 1885. The Chicago and Atlantic Railroad (later Chicago and Erie) was built through North Judson and several other surrounding towns in 1882–1883. The town formerly owned and remains the headquarters of the Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad. In 1851, a one-room, log schoolhouse located west of North Judson served as the first school. A two-story school was later built on the corner of current-day Keller and Central Ave in 1875. The school was re-built again and updated to brick in 1896. In 1892, North Judson established a two-year high school and, in 1889, had the first commissioned four-year high school in the county. A new high school was built in 1921. Between 1922, all remaining one-room, rural schoolhouses in Wayne Township closed and consolidated into North Judson schools. North Judson High School merged with San Pierre High School…

Geography

North Judson is located at the intersection of State Road 10 and State Road 39. According to the 2010 census, North Judson has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Knox Community Elementary School
  Elementary · Knox · 704 students · 19:1 ratio
• Knox Community High School
  High · Knox · 572 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• N Judson-San Pierre Jr Sr High Sch
  High · North Judson · 477 students · 12.2:1 ratio
• Knox Community Middle School
  Middle · Knox · 470 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• North Judson-San Pierre Elem Sch
  Elementary · North Judson · 454 students · 14.6:1 ratio