Universal

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Universal

Total population

173

Median home value

$64,300

10.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,750

Universal$54k

National$74k

Elevation177 m

Land area0.93 km²

Coordinates39.62°, -87.46°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Universal is a town in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Universal had a population of 283.

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.

Notable people from here

Evan Bayh

U.S. Senator from Indiana

Danny Polo

American musician (1901-1949)

Charles Edward Jones

American astronaut (1952-2001)

A

Armando Frigo

American soccer player (1917-1943)

B

Bobby Sturgeon

Major League Baseball player

C

Clarine Nardi Riddle

American lawyer

E

Esther Newport

painter, sculptor and art educator from Indiana, United States (1901-1986)

F

Fred Vanzo

American football player (1916-1976)

J

Jill Marie Landis

American writer

L

Len Gilmore

American baseball player (1917-2011)

Gerry Dick

American journalist and news presenter

B

Bill Jones

American football player and coach (1914–1999)

F

Fielden Farrington

Author and radio announcer

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

Nearby places in Indiana

• Shepardsville
  2.1 mi away
• Libertyville
  3.6 mi away
• Clinton
  3.8 mi away · pop. 4,794
• Tecumseh
  4 mi away
• Blanford
  4.7 mi away · pop. 281
• St. Bernice
  6.9 mi away
• North Terre Haute
  7.6 mi away
• Rosedale
  9.2 mi away · pop. 609
• Mecca
  9.8 mi away
• Toad Hop
  11.4 mi away
• Fontanet
  11.7 mi away
• Montezuma
  12.5 mi away

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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 Universal

Principles of Microeconomics (with Xtra!)

N. Gregory Mankiw · 1830

Indiana

George Sand · 1832

Hoosier school-master

Edward Eggleston · 1871

A history of sociological research and teaching at Catholic Notre Dame University, Indiana

Anthony J. Blasi · 2002

Indiana University

Thomas Dionysius Clark · 1970

Business Communication

Peter Cardon · 2014

Robert Indiana

Robert Indiana · 1968

Indiana University Bloomington

J. Terry Clapacs · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 11:45 UTC.