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Patriot is a town in Posey Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 209 at the 2010 census.

Patriot town overview:
Name:	Patriot town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Indiana
County:	Switzerland County
Elevation:	472 ft (144 m)
Total Area:	0.32 sq mi (0.84 km²)
Land Area:	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	201
Population Density:	710.25/sq mi (274.67/km²)
ZIP code:	47038
Area code:	812
FIPS code:	1858392
GNISfeature ID:	440929

Online Interactive Map

Patriot 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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Patriot location on the U.S. Map. Where is Patriot town. — Patriot location on the U.S. Map.

Patriot location on the Indiana map. Where is Patriot town. — Location of Patriot in Indiana.

History

Patriot was originally called Troy, and under the latter name was platted in 1812. The Patriot post office has been in operation since 1827.

Patriot has suffered several calamities in its history. A 1924 fire destroyed a large portion of its downtown. The town was again devastated in the Ohio River flood of 1937.

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Geography

Patriot is located at 38°50′18″N 84°49′40″W / 38.83833°N 84.82778°W / 38.83833; -84.82778 (38.838215, −84.827764). It is the easternmost settlement in Indiana.

According to the 2010 census, Patriot has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km), of which 0.22 square miles (0.57 km) (or 84.62%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (or 15.38%) is water.