Miami, Indiana

Miami is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

Miami, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°36′51″N 86°06′24″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Deer Creek
Area [1]
• Total	0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Land	0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	794 ft (242 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46959
FIPS code	18-48672[3]
GNIS feature ID	2830465[2]

History

Miami was founded by Isaac Herrell and platted in 1849 by Isaac's brother James.^[4] Their other brother Austin started the first church and school in his home. James' son Beecher opened the first grocery store. The community took its name from Miami County.^[5]

Geography

Miami is located in southwestern Miami County and is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 31, 11 miles (18 km) south of Peru, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Kokomo.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Miami CDP has an area of 0.165 square miles (0.43 km²), all land.^[1] Deer Creek runs along the southern edge of the community, flowing west to the Wabash River at Delphi.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined Miami as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.^[6]