Map of Boswell town, Indiana

Boswell is a town in Grant Township, Benton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 778 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Boswell town overview:
Name:	Boswell town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Benton County
Founded:	1872
Elevation:	755 ft (230 m)
Total Area:	0.88 sq mi (2.29 km²)
Land Area:	0.88 sq mi (2.29 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	800
Population Density:	904.98/sq mi (349.41/km²)
ZIP code:	47921
Area code:	765
FIPS code:	1806706

Online Interactive Map

Boswell online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The town of Boswell was first laid out by Charles Moore, but Moore sold the land it occupied to Tippecanoe County-native Elizabeth H. Scott who, with her husband Charles, replatted it in its present form on July 18, 1872. A small general store run from a “rough board shanty” just north of the railroad was the town’s first business, but this was joined by many more as the town grew. The town was named for Parnaham Boswell and was platted with streets bearing the names of the founders, Charles and Elizabeth, and their five children, Grace, Emma, Clinton, Harold and Jennie.

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Geography

Boswell is located in Grant Township. U.S. Route 41 passes along the east side of Boswell; State Road 352 and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad both run east through town. Goose Creek flows along Boswell’s south side and joins Mud Pine Creek about two miles to the southeast.

According to the 2010 census, Boswell has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.41 km), all land.