Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana

Liberty Township
—  Township  —
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°54′46″N 87°19′59″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	39.32 sq mi (101.84 km2)
• Land	38.94 sq mi (100.85 km2)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (1 km2)  0.98%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	768
• Density	19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
ZIP codes	47832, 47862, 47952
GNIS feature ID	0453558

Liberty Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 768.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Liberty Township covers an area of 39.32 square miles (101.8 km²); of this, 38.94 square miles (100.9 km²) (99.03 percent) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²) (0.98 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Howard at 39.9161499°N 87.3755703°W / 39.9161499; -87.3755703
• Lodi at 39.9500386°N 87.4058483°W / 39.9500386; -87.4058483
• Sylvania at 39.9189289°N 87.2944572°W / 39.9189289; -87.2944572
• Tangier at 39.9192063°N 87.318069°W / 39.9192063; -87.318069

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Brockway, Ephlin, Harvey, Rush Creek, Russell and Shirk.

School districts

• Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 42
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453558. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

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