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English, Indiana

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Sterling Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47118. It stands on Bird Hollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the English quadrangle. 685 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 505 feet above sea level.

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English within Crawford County

Population over time

2 figures

English grew from 645 to 685 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.

YearPeople Change
2010645
2020685+40 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

26 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of English between 1996 and 2012, burning about 77 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
20 September 2007Power generation/transmission/distribution1.5 acresHoosier National ForestLIVE FIRE
8 July 2012Naturalunder an acreHoosier National ForestSNAG FIRE
13 July 2001Debris and open burning3.0 acresHoosier National ForestRIDDLE
30 June 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHoosier National ForestMILLER
9 April 2001Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresHoosier National ForestSENNS RD.
4 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHoosier National ForestHAMMOND
29 April 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreHoosier National ForestARNOLD BROWN
14 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresHoosier National ForestMILTON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of English: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crawford County PitStoneProducer
Temple QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names English in 65 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 37 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017FloodEnglish$4,000,000State officials reported severe flooding across the county. Portions of Interstate 64 were closed and impassable. Approximately 75% of Crawford County roads were affected by flood waters. Culverts, bridges, gravel and blacktop roads were washed out by high water, making most impassable.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindEnglish$7,500Trees were blown on to a vehicle.
March 2010Thunderstorm WindEnglish$5,000Five trees were downed in English. One was blown on to a house.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindEnglish$5,000no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindEnglish-There were numerous trees down along State Road 64, west of English.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindEnglish-The Lucas Oil Golf Course had scattered mature tree damage over the whole property.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindEnglish-There was tree damage.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindEnglish-A tree was blown down on Brownstown Road near the golf course.
February 2018Flash FloodEnglish-Highway 37 in English at SR 64 under water. Several other streets in Marengo under water.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Several trees were reported down in the English area.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindEnglish-The Crawford County emergency manager reported multiple trees down across the area.
March 2015FloodEnglish-Several roads were closed briefly in English as Bird Hollow Creek overflowed its banks.
April 2015FloodEnglish-A car became stuck in rising high water on north Main St and the driver had to be rescued.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindEnglish-The public sent several pictures through Facebook of trees split, branches down, and crops flattened near the town of English.
April 2013HailEnglish-Local media reported one inch hail in English.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Local broadcast media reported several power outages in English and Grantsburg.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Local emergency dispatch reported a tree down in the town of English.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindEnglish-A spotter reported trees down in the town of English.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Dime size hail and 60 mph winds were reported by a trained spotter.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindEnglish-A trained spotter reported a measured wind gust of 64 mph.
November 2011Thunderstorm WindEnglish-A line of severe thunderstorms downed several trees across the county. Scattered power outages were also reported.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Estimated winds on leading edge of squall line.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindEnglish-The roof from a small outbuilding was blown off. Emergency managers reported scattered tree damage and power outages countywide.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindEnglish-The Emergency Manager stated that numerous trees were downed around the county.
May 2010Funnel CloudEnglish-Broadcast media reported on that that they had a video of a funnel cloud just northwest of English.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Tree tops were snapped off.
July 2009Flash FloodEnglish-Little Blue Creek in downtown English was rapidly rising out of its banks.
October 2009Flash FloodEnglish-State Route 237 was closed at State Route 64 just north of English due to high water, rocks and other debris. Numerous other roads were closed throughout the county as well.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Trees were snapped in English.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines.
February 2008HailEnglish-In addition, thunderstorm winds downed a tree was State Highway 64 west of English.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Numerous trees were reported down.
May 2004Flash FloodEnglish-Speras Street was closed due to high water.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Trees were blown across a roadway.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Trees were downed.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Trees down
April 2000Thunderstorm WindEnglish-Trees down in English.
April 1999HailEnglish-3/4 inch hail fell along I 64 in eastern Crawford county. 2 inches of hail covered the gound
May 2016HailEnglish-no account filed
April 2012HailEnglish-no account filed
March 2012HailEnglish-no account filed
May 2011HailEnglish-no account filed
May 2010HailEnglish-no account filed
June 2009HailEnglish-no account filed
June 2009HailEnglish-no account filed
April 2007HailEnglish-no account filed
March 2006HailEnglish-no account filed
April 2006HailEnglish-no account filed
May 2006HailEnglish-no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindEnglish-no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindEnglish-no account filed
May 2004Flash FloodEnglish-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindEnglish-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindEnglish-no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindEnglish-no account filed
October 2001HailEnglish-no account filed
January 2000HailEnglish-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindEnglish-no account filed
August 2000HailEnglish-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Tunnel Hill2.2 miles13
Temple2.7 miles14
Grantsburg3.2 miles14
Brownstown3.8 miles15
Mifflin4.5 miles13
Taswell5.1 miles13
Switzer Crossroads5.2 miles14
Curby5.6 miles14

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 EnglishAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2017605The 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 434203. 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.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, 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.