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Time Zone: Bartholomew County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Columbus is the Seat for Bartholomew County.

Bartholomew County was founded January 8, 1821.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bartholomew had a population of 83,779 people. This is an increase of 9.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 76,818 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bartholomew represented 1.18% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Bartholomew County:

  • Camp Atterbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Atterbury is located in Bartholomew County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Clifford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Columbus
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
  • Elizabethtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Hartsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Jonesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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