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Laurel, IN

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Population
414
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
729 ft
Median Home Value
$72,900
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$956/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$27,692
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in IndianaPopulation rankingHighest population places in IndianaNearest larger communityConnersville, Indiana11 miles away · 13,406 residents.

About Laurel

Laurel is an outpost in Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 406 residents. Laurel was platted in 1836 by James Conwell, a native of Maryland. Conwell had first intended to name his settlement New Baltimore, but instead decided to call it Laurel, after Laurel, Maryland. Laurel has a public library, a branch of the Franklin County Public Library District. The short version is that Laurel carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Laurel: its past remains attached to the places people use now.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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