Floyds Knobs is a small

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, United States. Historically a farming community on the outskirts of New Albany, it has since become a

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for

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. It contains subdivisions, farms, small shopping centers, churches, silver mine (now closed), and

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s for many of the area's television and radio stations. It is also the location of Floyd Central High School a Gold Star rated school by the Indiana Department of Education. There is a population of about 11,412 to 12,439.

History

The town was named after Colonel

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. James Moore built a

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here in 1815. The word "knobs" comes from the local terrain. As one approaches Floyds Knobs from the southeast, The Knobstone or Siltstone Escarpment rises 400–850 feet above the Ohio River floodplain along the northwestern edge of New Albany, Indiana. The eroded hills along the edge of this plateau, called knobs, are the eastern edge of the Norman Upland geologic area of Indiana. Floyds Knobs is home to PGA golfer

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, as well as ''

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'' developers

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. Historically, the commercial center of the community was at the intersection of Scottsville Road and Paoli Pike, (Old U.S. Highway 150) along the primary route from New Albany to Paoli, Indiana. However, exit 119 on Interstate 64 (US 150) has substantial commercial and residential development west of the historic center.

Geography

Floyds Knobs is located four miles northwest of the

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and downtown New Albany. The geographical area is rolling those topography with a large bluff rising over 750 feet above the lower New Albany, Indiana. The historical Buffalo Trail rides along this bluff on what is now named Paoli Pike. Buffalo used this trail to migrate through the area before becoming extinct in the area. There are several routes up the bluff face from New Albany to Floyds Knobs and Lafayette.

Demographics

The

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first delineated Floyds Knobs as a

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in the 2022

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Education

New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation serves the community. Residents are assigned to Floyds Knobs Elementary School, Highland Hills Middle School, and Floyd Central High School.Floyd Central High School District MapArchive
. New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation. Retrieved on April 9, 2015.

References

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