Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana

Marion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°22′54″N 87°07′48″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.09 sq mi (93.48 km2)
• Land	35.59 sq mi (92.17 km2)
• Water	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)  1.4%
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	776
• Density	21.8/sq mi (8.4/km2)
ZIP codes	47564, 47590, 47598
GNIS feature ID	0453611

Marion Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 776.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²); of this, 35.59 square miles (92.2 km²) (98.6 percent) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.4 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Hartwell Junction at 38.3606062°N 87.1408386°W / 38.3606062; -87.1408386
• Survant at 38.3739393°N 87.1552839°W / 38.3739393; -87.1552839
• Velpen at 38.3553289°N 87.1019481°W / 38.3553289; -87.1019481
• White Sulphur Springs at 38.3856066°N 87.0919484°W / 38.3856066; -87.0919484
• Whiteoak at 38.4094948°N 87.1463955°W / 38.4094948; -87.1463955

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Beadles, Bruster Branch, Corn, Flat Creek, Hayes and Walnut Grove.

Lakes

• Patoka Lake

School districts

• Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 63
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453611. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

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