Laurel, Indiana

Laura
(Jasper County)

Laveianan Court
(Morgan County)

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Current Weather

The town of Laurel is located in Franklin County.

Laurel is 220 feet [67.06 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Laurel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Laurel can be found in:

	Arkansas (historic ^<2>)	New York
	California	North Carolina
	Delaware	Ohio
	Florida	Ontario
	Iowa	Oregon
	Kentucky	Pennsylvania
	Maryland	Quebec
	Michigan	Tennessee
	Minnesota	Texas
	Mississippi	Virginia
	Montana	Washington
	Nebraska	West Virginia (historic)
	Nevada (historic)

At the time of the 2000 Census, Laurel had a population of 579 people ^<3> (or 2.61% of the total population of Franklin County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Laurel had a population of 577 people. This is a decrease of 0.35% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Laurel.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	577	-0.35%	+0.17% since 2007
2007	576	-0.52%	+0.17% since 2006
2006	575	-0.69%	-0.17% since 2005
2005	576	-0.52%
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2000	579	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Batesville	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	6,434	6.65% increase
Brookville	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,922	10.18% increase
Connersville	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	13,931	9.6% decrease
Greensburg	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	10,730	4.58% increase
Liberty	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,914	7.13% decrease
Milton	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	589	3.6% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Laurel.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Indiana ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Laurel, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Laurel. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Laurel and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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