census-designated place
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Indiana
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, United States. Its population at the 2010 census was 488.
History
Dubois was
plat
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ted in 1885. It took its name from Dubois County. The Dubois post office was established in 1880.
An old variant name of the community was called Knoxville.
Dennis H. Heeke (1927–2009), Indiana state representative and farmer, was born in Dubois.
Geography
The center of the community is split between
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Jasper
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, the Dubois CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.55%, is water. The
Patoka River
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, a tributary of the
Wabash River
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, forms the northwestern edge of the community.
Education
The community has a public library, a branch of the Jasper-Dubois County Public Library.