Young America, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
40°34′06″N 86°20′55″W / 40.56833°N 86.34861°W / 40.56833; -86.34861CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassTownshipDeer CreekArea
 • Total0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)Elevation761 ft (232 m)Population
 • Total118Time zoneEastern (EST)ZIP code
46998
Area code574FIPS code18-86156[2]GNIS feature ID2830331[1]

Young America is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Cass County, Indiana.

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

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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Young America, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 41.
  4. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 568.
  5. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Northern Indiana". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Young America, IN". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

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