Gibson Township, Washington County, Indiana

Gibson Township
Township
Location in Washington County
Coordinates: 38°42′26″N 85°57′02″W / 38.70722°N 85.95056°W / 38.70722; -85.95056Coordinates: 38°42′26″N 85°57′02″W / 38.70722°N 85.95056°W / 38.70722; -85.95056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Washington
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	51.13 sq mi (132.4 km²)
• Land	50.97 sq mi (132.0 km²)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km²) 0.31%
Elevation	545 ft (166 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,176
• Density	23.1/sq mi (8.9/km²)
ZIP codes	47139, 47167, 47170
GNIS feature ID	0453329

Gibson Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,176 and it contained 511 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.13 square miles (132.4 km²), of which 50.97 square miles (132.0 km²) (or 99.69%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.31%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Little York

Unincorporated towns

Georgetown at 38°38′54″N 85°59′54″W / 38.648391°N 85.998309°W / 38.648391; -85.998309
Gooseport at 38°42′36″N 85°56′27″W / 38.710057°N 85.940807°W / 38.710057; -85.940807
Pumpkin Center at 38°42′15″N 85°57′02″W / 38.704224°N 85.95053°W / 38.704224; -85.95053

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

Adjacent townships

Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County (north)
Vernon Township, Jackson County (northeast)
Finley Township, Scott County (southeast)
Franklin Township (south)
Washington Township (southwest)
Monroe Township (west)

School districts

Salem Community Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 73
State Senate District 45

References

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.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City	Salem

Towns	Campbellsburg Fredericksburg Hardinsburg Little York Livonia New Pekin Saltillo

Townships	Brown Franklin Gibson Howard Jackson Jefferson Madison Monroe Pierce Polk Posey Vernon Washington

Unincorporated communities	Becks Mill Blue River Bunker Hill Canton Claysville Daisy Hill Fairview Farabee Haleysbury Harristown Highland Hitchcock Kossuth Martinsburg McKinley Millport Mount Carmel New Liberty New Philadelphia New Salem Old Pekin Organ Springs Plattsburg Prowsville Pumpkin Center Rosebud Rush Creek Valley Smedley South Boston

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