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Welcome to Martin County ...

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

The community of Shoals is the Seat for Martin County.

Martin County was founded January 17, 1820. Martin was created by taking area from Davies's and Dubois Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Martin had a population of 10,255 people. This is a decrease of 1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 10,359 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Martin represented 0.16% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Martin County:

  • Crane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crane is located in Martin County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
  • Loogootee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shoals
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoals is located in Martin County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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