About Selma
Selma is a tiny community in eastern Indiana, home to 744 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Selma holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.9 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 827 residents per square mile.
📰 Selma News Today
- Delaware County man arrested after fentanyl, heroin found in vehicle The Star Press · Aug 18
- Arrest made in Selma homicide investigation Mid Valley Times · Aug 17
- Family remembers Selma woman killed in weekend shooting, seeks justice ABC30 Fresno · Aug 17
- Selma Elementary opens Delaware County’s first accessible playground Indiana Public Radio · Aug 11
- Liberty-Perry Schools Cut Ribbon on New Accessible Playground at Selma Elementary Muncie Journal · Aug 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Selma Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Selma — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in eastern 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Muncie (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Selma
- Pizza King — pizza
- Olyvia's Restaurant
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- National Model Aviation Museum · Museum
- Site 4 · Attraction
- Site 5 · Attraction
- Site 6 · Attraction
- site 1 · Attraction
- site 3 · Attraction
- site 8 · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Selma
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Selma
- Selma Elementary School
- Selma Middle School
- Wapahani High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIndiana
TypeTown
Population (2024)744
Rank in state#350 of 566
Land area0.9 sq mi
Density827/sq mi
Coordinates40.1866, -85.2738