BlockAustin, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Jennings Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47102. The Survey maps it on the Crothersville quadrangle. 4,064 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 558 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAustin fell from 4,295 to 4,064 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,295 | |
| 2020 | 4,064 | -231 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Crothersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crothersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
27 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Austin in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | 3 hurt, $200,000 | A 1-2 mile swath of strong straight-line winds moved across northern Scott County and into western Jefferson County, damaging buildings and toppling trees. |Much of the roof of one home northeast of Austin was blown off, and several others sustained significant siding and roof damage. Local media reported a 5 inch diameter branch fell through a roof home. Numerous metal outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed. ||Between this area and another to the south of Scottsburg which included an EF-1 tornado, the Scott Emergency Manager reported that at least 15 homes were severely damaged by severe thunderstorm winds. Within the county, the winds and tornado resulted in approximately 23 minor injuries. There were numerous trees and power lines down which resulted in the closure of seven roadways across the county. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Austin | $100,000 | A public report was received of high water in parts of Austin. An apartment building was partially flooded and rainfall amounts varied from 1 to locally 3 inches across the area. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Trees fell down over roads in Austin. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | The Scott County Emergency Manager reported several downed trees blocking Harrod Road. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Scott County law enforcement reported trees and power lines down just east of Austin. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Austin | - | A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of nickel size hail. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | A law enforcement official reported trees down in the city of Austin. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Several trees fell along East Main Street in Austin. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Local law enforcement reported that several trees were downed along north street in Austin. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | A trained spotter reported a measured gust of 62 mph. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Austin | - | Some low lying areas and roads were flooded. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Austin | - | One inch hail estimated by the public near Austin, IN. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Austin | - | High water closed numerous roads across the county, including State Highway 56. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Numerous trees and power lines were downed. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Trees down |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Trees and power lines were downed at Hardy Lake. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Albion | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| New Frankfort | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Scottsburg | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Wooster | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Vienna | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Leota | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Goshen | 7.9 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Austin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1810383 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430350. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.