Pike County
- Population
- 12,154
- Area
- 334.35 sq mi (865.96 km²), 6.75 sq mi water
- Median age
- 43.7
- Households
- 5,021
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $71,334
- Median house value
- $154,900
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Pike County
Local News
Patty Henson, 86, Petersburg
Patty Henson, 86, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026, at The Villages at Oak Ridge in Washington, Ind. She was born in Petersburg to Charles & Julia (Coleman) Goodpasture. She attended Petersburg First Church of God and worked as a homemaker; she also worked for several years…
Jerry Myers, 60, Winslow
Jerry Myers, 60, of Winslow, passed away on September 24, 2026, at Deaconess Memorial in Jasper. Jerry was born July 27, 1966 to Jerry Dean Myers and Sandra (Sipes) Smith in Gary. He was a welder for Four Star Fabricators. He had two children, Megan and Adam. He enjoyed playing…
Governor Braun builds more affordable housing for Hoosier families through READI 2.0
PETERSBURG – Indiana Governor Mike Braun continues to take action to build more affordable housing options for Hoosiers across the state through the Indiana Regional Economic...
Friends of Patoka River to host bottomland forest ecology hike
The Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge will host a guided Bottomland Forest Ecology Hike on Saturday, October 3, at 9 a.m. CDT (10 a.m. EDT), at a recently acquired refuge property east of Winslow in Pike County. The hike will be led by Doug Brown, an…
Premier Property to break ground on new Petersburg development
Petersburg — Jasper-based Premier Property Management will break ground on Prides Creek Apartments, a new 64-unit market-rate residential development, at 11:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at 4225 North Buchta Drive in Petersburg. The development includes 32 one-bedroom…