Young America, Indiana
Young America is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana.
Young America | |
|---|---|
 Buildings on Roush Street | |
 Cass County's location in Indiana | |
  Young America Location in Cass County | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′07″N 86°20′48″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Township | Deer Creek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 118 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) |
| ZIP code | 46998 |
| Area code | 574 |
| FIPS code | 18-86156[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 446410 |
History
Young America was platted about 1856.[3] The town sprang up around a saw mill. When someone wrote "Young America" on the mill's boiler, to indicate the promise of the enterprise, the name stuck.[4]
The Young America post office was established in 1876 and ceased operations in 2019.[5]
Geography
Young America is located at 40°34′07″N 86°20′48″W.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Young America has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Young America was 101 °F (38.3 °C) on June 29, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −27 °F (−32.8 °C) on January 19, 1994.[6]
| Climate data for Young America, Indiana, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1992–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
86 (30) |
96 (36) |
101 (38) |
100 (38) |
94 (34) |
95 (35) |
91 (33) |
79 (26) |
70 (21) |
101 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55.1 (12.8) |
56.7 (13.7) |
70.1 (21.2) |
79.8 (26.6) |
89.2 (31.8) |
89.6 (32.0) |
90.8 (32.7) |
89.9 (32.2) |
90.5 (32.5) |
83.4 (28.6) |
68.1 (20.1) |
58.0 (14.4) |
93.8 (34.3) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
35.9 (2.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
60.4 (15.8) |
71.8 (22.1) |
80.3 (26.8) |
82.6 (28.1) |
81.2 (27.3) |
76.5 (24.7) |
64.2 (17.9) |
49.1 (9.5) |
36.9 (2.7) |
59.8 (15.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.2 (−4.3) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
37.9 (3.3) |
49.4 (9.7) |
61.1 (16.2) |
70.0 (21.1) |
72.3 (22.4) |
70.6 (21.4) |
64.3 (17.9) |
53.0 (11.7) |
40.4 (4.7) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
50.1 (10.1) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 16.5 (−8.6) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
38.4 (3.6) |
50.3 (10.2) |
59.7 (15.4) |
62.0 (16.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
52.2 (11.2) |
41.8 (5.4) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
40.3 (4.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −5.2 (−20.7) |
−3.7 (−19.8) |
12.4 (−10.9) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
34.5 (1.4) |
46.6 (8.1) |
50.7 (10.4) |
48.5 (9.2) |
39.9 (4.4) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
7.1 (−13.8) |
4.7 (−15.2) |
−10.1 (−23.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) |
−22 (−30) |
−9 (−23) |
13 (−11) |
22 (−6) |
35 (2) |
42 (6) |
40 (4) |
31 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
2 (−17) |
−11 (−24) |
−27 (−33) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.52 (64) |
2.25 (57) |
2.63 (67) |
3.64 (92) |
3.94 (100) |
5.19 (132) |
5.14 (131) |
3.99 (101) |
3.37 (86) |
3.08 (78) |
3.08 (78) |
2.29 (58) |
41.12 (1,044) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.2 (21) |
7.3 (19) |
2.7 (6.9) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (1.8) |
5.1 (13) |
24.6 (63.2) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 6.0 (15) |
5.2 (13) |
2.6 (6.6) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
3.5 (8.9) |
7.7 (20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 113.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 16.9 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 41.
- Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 568.
- "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Northern Indiana". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Young America, IN". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
External links
Media related to Young America, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
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| City | Map of Indiana highlighting Cass County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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