Dewey is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Harrison Township, Vigo County, in the

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. Within the boundaries of

Terre Haute Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...

, it is also part of the

Terre Haute metropolitan area The Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Wabash Valley, is the 227th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. Centering on the city of Terre Haute, it was originally formed by the United States ...

Geography

Dewey is located at at an elevation of 469 feet.

References

Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Vigo County, Indiana Terre Haute metropolitan area {{VigoCountyIN-geo-stub