Indiana · Census place 1847160

Markle, Indiana

Markle is a town in 2 counties of Indiana with an estimated 1,089 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 290th largest of 299 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,089
#290 of 299 in Indiana
Change since 2020
+1.3%
+14 people
Land area
1.5 sq mi
+ 0.05 sq mi water
Density
751 / sq mi
State median 1,645
Orange pin: Markle. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Markle population, 2020 to 2024

Markle added 14 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.3%. In the latest year it moved by +6.

1,07520201,07720211,08020221,08320231,0892024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,075. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Markle covers 1.45 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 751 people per square mile of land. The median Indiana place of 5,000+ has 1,645, so Markle is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Markle spans

Markle crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,089 residents as follows; Huntington County holds 53.2% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Huntington County579
  2. 02Wells County510
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Markle

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Markle by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 46770. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Markle is

The Census internal point of Markle is at 40.829500, -85.342000. Indianapolis, the capital, is 85.0 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Huntington, IN (17,033 people), 9.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN, 20.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.829500, -85.342000
DMS
40°49'46.20"N 85°20'31.20"W
UTM
16N 639801.9E 4521152.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
86GPRMH5+R6

Daylight in Markle

At 40.83° N, Markle gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Markle

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Indiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Huntington, 9.3 miles away, with 17,033 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Markle, IN?

1,089 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 14 (1.3%) from 1,075 in July 2020.

What county is Markle in?

It spans 2 counties: Huntington County (579 residents), Wells County (510 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Markle?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 46770.

How far is Markle from Indianapolis?

85.0 miles (136.7 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Markle.

What is the nearest larger city to Markle?

Huntington, IN, with 17,033 residents, 9.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.