Halbert Township

Halbert Township
—  Township  —
Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°39′40″N 86°44′17″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Martin
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	52.33 sq mi (135.54 km2)
• Land	51.89 sq mi (134.4 km2)
• Water	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)  0.84%
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,721
• Density	33.2/sq mi (12.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47446, 47581
GNIS feature ID	0453361

Halbert Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,721.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Halbert Township covers an area of 52.33 square miles (135.5 km²); of this, 51.89 square miles (134.4 km²) (99.16 percent) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (0.84 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Shoals (east half)

Unincorporated towns

• Ironton at 38.6622737°N 86.7752757°W / 38.6622737; -86.7752757
• Lacy at 38.633663°N 86.7763863°W / 38.633663; -86.7763863
• Natchez at 38.6172749°N 86.7108284°W / 38.6172749; -86.7108284
• Willow Valley at 38.6939402°N 86.7197191°W / 38.6939402; -86.7197191

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Acre, Baxter, Elliott, Hawkins and Union.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 50
• U.S. Route 150
• Indiana State Road 550

Lakes

• Deep Cut Lake

School districts

• Shoals Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 62
• State House District 63
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Halbert Township, Martin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453361. Retrieved 2009-09-29. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

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