Van Nuys is an unincorporated community in Henry Township

Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana

Henry Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 23,859.-Geography:Henry Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.7 percent is water...

, Henry County

Henry County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

, Indiana

Indiana

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and the site of the Indiana Village for Epileptics.

Geography

Van Nuys is located at 39°57′36"N 85°21′14"W.

Van Nuys was named for the first medical doctor to be the director of the Indiana Village for Epileptics circa 1905. The Indiana Village for Epileptics later became New Castle State Hospital and was then renamed the New Castle Developmental Training Center before it was eventually closed.

Today the site contains a privately held prison which contracts to hold prisoners from Indiana and a number of other states.