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Crows Nest is a town in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States, approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of downtown Indianapolis. The population was 67 at the 2020 census. It has existed as an “included town” since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11.

Crows Nest town overview:
Name:	Crows Nest town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Marion County
Elevation:	774 ft (236 m)
Total Area:	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km²)
Land Area:	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	67
Population Density:	156.18/sq mi (60.26/km²)
ZIP code:	46228
FIPS code:	1816156
GNISfeature ID:	0433220

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History

Crows Nest was founded in 1927 and supposedly was named from crows nesting nearby.

The Town of Crows Nest Historic District is a 65-acre (26 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It encompasses 29 contributing buildings, five contributing sites, four contributing structures, and three contributing objects in an exclusive residential enclave of Indianapolis. The district developed between about 1905 and 1950, and includes representative examples of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Art Deco style architecture. Notable contributing resources include Vellameda (1904-1905), W. Hathaway Simmons House (1914), Walden Estate (1927), Lane’s End Estate (1928), Goodman House (1927), and Eli Lilly House (1930).

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Geography

Crows Nest is located in northern Marion County at 39°51′8″N 86°10′22″W / 39.85222°N 86.17278°W / 39.85222; -86.17278 (39.852208, -86.172811). It occupies 50-foot (15 m) or higher bluffs on the west side of the White River. The town is bordered to the north by the town of North Crows Nest and to the south by the town of Rocky Ripple. Kessler Boulevard W Drive forms the northern and northwest border of the town, and there are just two streets fully within the town: Sunset Lane south of Kessler Boulevard and Questover Circle.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crows Nest has a total area of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km), all land.