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Cass County's location in Indiana
Cass County's location in Indiana
Young America, Indiana is located in Cass County, Indiana
Young America, Indiana
Young America, Indiana
Location in Cass County, Indiana
Country United States
State Indiana
County Cass
Township Deer Creek
Area
 • Total 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Population
 • Total 118
Time zone Eastern (EST)
ZIP code
46998
Area code(s) 574
FIPS code 18-86156
GNIS feature ID 2830331

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

History

Young America was platted about 1856. 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.

The Young America post office was established in 1876 and ceased operations in 2019.

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.

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
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)
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