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Versailles
Indianatown
Versailles
Total population
2,037
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
Versailles is a town in Johnson Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Versailles had a population of 2,184. The town is the county seat of Ripley County.
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History
It was decided in 1818 a county seat should be located at Versailles. The town of Versailles was laid out in 1819. It was named after the Palace of Versailles. A post office has been in operation at Versailles since 1823. The Ripley County Courthouse, Fernando G. Taylor House, Tyson United Methodist Church, and Versailles School and Tyson Auditorium are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Versailles has a total area of , all land. Laughery Creek is the major stream in the area, and was dammed in 1954 to form 230-acre Versailles Lake, within the Versailles State Park.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Versailles, IN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Long-tailed SalamanderEurycea longicauda (Green, 1818) · Amphibia627
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves418
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves413
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves405
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves372
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves370
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves366
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves364
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.78 — 2015-10-069 km NNW of Shelbyville, Kentucky
- M 3.8 — 2004-09-124 km NW of Manilla, Indiana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Indiana
- Cross Plains9 mi away
- Napoleon10.5 mi away · pop. 205
- Canaan13.9 mi away · pop. 120
- Manchester14.7 mi away
- Dupont18.3 mi away · pop. 279
- Vernon19.7 mi away
- Rising Sun22.9 mi away · pop. 2,474
- Hidden Valley23.2 mi away
- Greendale23.6 mi away
- Greensburg23.8 mi away · pop. 12,229
- Scipio24.6 mi away · pop. 246
- Grammer25.9 mi away · pop. 336
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Versailles
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library