census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
Scott County Scott County is the name of eleven counties in the United States of America:
*Scott County, Arkansas
*Scott County, Illinois
*Scott County, Indiana
*Scott County, Iowa, the most populous county on the list
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, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
History
Blocher was founded in 1860 by Daniel Blocher. An old variant name of the community was called Holman Station.
A post office was established under the name Holman Station in 1870, was renamed Blocher in 1888, and operated until it was discontinued in 1965.
Demographics
The
United States Census Bureau
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delineated Blocher as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the 2022
American Community Survey
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