Pike County
Also known as Pike County, Indiana, Pike County, IN
county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- December 21, 1816
- Named after
- Zebulon Pike
- Seat
- Petersburg
- Largest city
- Petersburg
- Total
- 341.09 sq mi (883.4 km )
- Land
- 334.24 sq mi (865.7 km )
- Water
- 6.86 sq mi (17.8 km ) 2.01%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,003
- Density
- 36.65/sq mi (14.15/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
Article
Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 12,250. The county seat is Petersburg. It contains the geographic point representing median center of US population in 2010.
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