Ainsworth, Indiana
Ainsworth, Indiana | |
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  Ainsworth  Ainsworth | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′16″N 87°15′31″W / 41.48778°N 87.25861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Lake |
| Township | Ross |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 320 |
| ZIP code | 46342 |
| FIPS code | 18-00694[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 430149[2] |
Ainsworth was an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana.
The Grand Trunk Railroad was extended to Ainsworth in 1880.[3]
In the early 1990s the area containing Ainsworth was annexed by the city of Hobart. A failed attempt to fight the annexation would have seen the area incorporated into the town of Ainsworth, thus bringing back the name of the old village. It is located near the intersection of Indiana State Road 51 and the Canadian National Railway (formerly the Grand Trunk Western Railroad).
Geography
Ainsworth is located at 41°29′16″N 87°15′31″W / 41.48778°N 87.25861°W.
References
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Ainsworth, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Howat, William Frederick (1915). A Standard History of Lake County, Indiana, and the Calumet Region, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 184.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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