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Shoals, Indiana

Town · Population 676 · #368 in Indiana
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Shoals, Indiana

Shoals is a town in Center and Halbert townships and the county seat of Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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About Shoals

Shoals, IN is a tiny community located in southwestern Indiana, home to 676 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Shoals holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.82 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 371 residents per square mile.

What Makes Shoals Unique

  • The only place in America named Shoals — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • Positioned in southwestern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Indiana — one of 976 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Hindostan Falls · Attraction
  • Jug Rock · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shoals

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shoals

  • Shoals Community Elementary School
  • Shoals Community High School
  • Shoals Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

StateIndiana
TypeTown
Population (2024)676
Rank in state#368 of 566
Land area1.82 sq mi
Density371/sq mi
Coordinates38.6655, -86.7937

🗺️ Map of Shoals