Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana

Patoka Township Pike County
Township
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°22′43″N 87°14′48″W / 38.37861°N 87.24667°WCoordinates: 38°22′43″N 87°14′48″W / 38.37861°N 87.24667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.81 sq mi (113.5 km^2)
• Land	42.58 sq mi (110.3 km^2)
• Water	1.23 sq mi (3.2 km^2)  2.81%
Elevation	453 ft (138 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,062
• Density	71.9/sq mi (27.8/km^2)
ZIP codes	47567, 47598, 47660
GNIS feature ID	0453710

Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,062 and it contained 1,358 housing units.^[1]

History

Patoka Township was organized in 1838.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.81 square miles (113.5 km²), of which 42.58 square miles (110.3 km²) (or 97.19%) is land and 1.23 square miles (3.2 km²) (or 2.81%) is water.^[1] The Patoka River flows through the township from east to west.

Cities, towns, villages

• Winslow

Unincorporated towns

• Arthur at 38°20′26″N 87°14′45″W / 38.340605°N 87.245842°W
• Ayrshire at 38°22′19″N 87°14′27″W / 38.371994°N 87.240843°W
• Campbelltown at 38°25′17″N 87°14′24″W / 38.421438°N 87.240010°W
• Glezen at 38°24′59″N 87°18′04″W / 38.416438°N 87.301124°W
• Littles at 38°24′04″N 87°17′14″W / 38.40116°N 87.287234°W
• Marysville at 38°21′07″N 87°16′42″W / 38.351993°N 87.278344°W
• Muren at 38°21′59″N 87°16′08″W / 38.366438°N 87.268899°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Crow, Hedges, Martin, Oak Hill, Sugar Ridge, Sunset, Williams and Wyatt.

Major highways

• I-69
• SR 61
• SR 64

School districts

• Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 63
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "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. History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Patoka Township