Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana

Clark Township
Township

Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°43′02″W / 38.18389°N 86.71722°W / 38.18389; -86.71722Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°43′02″W / 38.18389°N 86.71722°W / 38.18389; -86.71722
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 74.84 sq mi (193.8 km2)
  Land 74.59 sq mi (193.2 km2)
  Water 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.35%
Elevation 558 ft (170 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,180
  Density 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
ZIP codes 47118, 47513, 47515, 47532, 47576, 47577, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453203

Clark Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,180 and it contained 544 housing units.[1]

History

Clark Township was named for Robert Clark, a pioneer settler.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 74.84 square miles (193.8 km2), of which 74.59 square miles (193.2 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Beard, Comstock, Crooks Thom, Enlow, Fox Ridge, Hobbs, Lanman, Lasher, Mount Pleasant, Sigler, Sigler, Stapleton, Taylor and Tenn Beard.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 20.

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