Welcome to Pike County ...
Time Zone: Pike County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Petersburg is the Seat for Pike County.
Pike County was founded December 21, 1816. Pike was created by taking area from Gibson and Perry Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pike had a population of 12,389 people. This is a decrease of 2.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,720 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Pike represented 0.2% of the total population of Indiana.
Below are some of the communities located in Pike County:
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Spurgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winslow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Websites specific to Pike County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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