Middlebury, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Middlebury Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46540. The Survey maps it on the Middlebury quadrangle. 3,466 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 833 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMiddlebury grew from 3,420 to 3,466 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 | 3,420 | |
| 2020 | 3,466 | +46 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Middlebury quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Middlebury: 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Lake Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Miller Marl Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Northside Realty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Poyser Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middlebury in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Lightning | Middlebury | $35,000 | Local media confirms a small engine shop was destroyed by fire, likely caused by a lightning strike. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Middlebury | $10,000 | Emergency management officials relayed that an Amish family observed a tornado in an open field adjacent to their farm race eastward, picking up the roof of a barn (DI: SBO DOD: 5) and carrying it away from the property before dropping it and dissipating. One of the doors facing the tornado may have been open, aiding in the uplift of the roof. As a result, winds are estimated at around 80 mph with a maximum width of 25 yards. Damage is estimated at around $10,000. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | $5,000 | A few trees downed or uprooted, with several large tree limbs down in downtown Middlebury. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Middlebury | $2,000 | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | $1,000 | Tree down on Twin Oaks Drive in Middlebury. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Middlebury | - | Half dollar size hail reported. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Emergency management officials reported a two to three foot diameter tree down across County Road 33 in the 58000 block. Power lines were also down in the area. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | Middlebury | - | Local media reported lightning struck a barn, causing a fire. The fire killed 2 goats and 3 horses. Owners of the animals attempted to rescue them with 2 adult males suffering minor burns. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Amateur radio operators reported a few small tree limbs were blown down, as was a few signs of unknown size. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Amateur radio operators estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. No signs of damage in the area. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Middlebury | - | Several pictures received of Quarter sized hail. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Local law enforcement officials reported a large tree down onto a van near the intersection of State Route 13 and County Road 26. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Amateur radio operators reported a tree blown down onto US 20, near County Road 16. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Trained spotter reports a 3 foot diameter tree down across road 4 SSW of White Pigeon, MI in Elkhart County. A truck ran into the tree and sustained damage. Power lines were also down. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Local law enforcement reported trees and power lines were blown down in and around Middlebury. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Middlebury | - | Hailed for 10 minutes. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | A couple of large trees were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Public reported trees down west of Middlebury. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Power lines blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlebury | - | Power lines downed. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Middlebury | - | Nickel-size hail fell and winds blew down a four-inch tree limb onto a power line. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Middlebury | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Middlebury | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Middlebury | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Middlebury | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Middlebury | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Middlebury | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Grange | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bonneyville Mills | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Vistula | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bristol | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Nibbyville | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Goshen | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Millersburg | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 10.5 miles | 12 |
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 Middlebury | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2706984 | 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 439113. 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.
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.



