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Welcome to Parke County ...

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

The community of Rockville is the Seat for Parke County.

Parke County was founded January 9, 1821 and was created by taking area from Vigo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Parke had a population of 16,937 people. This is a decrease of 1.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,275 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parke represented 0.27% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Parke County:

  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marshall is located in Parke County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Mecca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Montezuma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>

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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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