Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana
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| Coordinates: 38°17′15″N 87°43′46″W / 38.2875°N 87.72944°WCoordinates: 38°17′15″N 87°43′46″W / 38.2875°N 87.72944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Gibson |
| Township Seat | Owensville |
| School District | South Gibson School Corporation |
| Named for | Thomas Montgomery |
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| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | DeWayne Wade |
| AreaLargest Township in Gibson County | |
| • Total | 97.19 sq mi (251.73 km2) |
| • Land | 91.63 sq mi (237.33 km2) |
| • Water | 5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 440 (AVG) ft (134 (AVG) m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,698 |
| • Density | 40.36/sq mi (15.58/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 47665 |
| Area code(s) | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-50706[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453649 |
| Largest Township in area in Gibson County. Encompasses slightly less than 1/5 of county's total area. |
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Montgomery Township is the largest (in area) of the ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana as well as one of the largest townships by area in Southwestern Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,698, with a 2005 population estimate of 4,479. Owensville is the seat. Montgomery Township is served by the South Gibson School Corporation. Gibson Generating Station and Gibson Lake are located at the northern end of Montgomery Township.
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[edit] Geography
Montgomery Township covers an area of 97.19 square miles (251.7 km2); of this, 5.56 square miles (14.4 km2) or 5.72 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Broad Pond(Gibson Lake), Burnett's Pond and Mauck's Pond. The Wabash River borders the Northwest township line.
[edit] History
"Purty Old Tom" is noted by historian Gil R. Stormont[3] as the namesake for the township, one of the original six created by the commissioners of the newly formed county (1813). Thomas "Purty Old Tom" Montgomery came to southern Knox County in 1805 and marked an oak tree near a spring. Something delayed his return with family to claim that land, so he ended up settling on the west bank of Black River near the present site of Owensville. He is mentioned on the Gibson County and Montgomery County, Kentucky page. He was one of seven sons of Hugh Montgomery, Sr., of Virginia to fight in the Revolutionary War.[4]
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[edit] Cities and towns
[edit] Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
[edit] Adjacent townships and Precincts
- Indiana
- Gibson County
- Patoka Township (northeast)
- White River Township (northeast)
- Union Township (east)
- Johnson Township (southeast)
- Wabash Township (west)
- Posey County
- Smith Township (south)
- Robb Township (southwest)
- Gibson County
- Illinois
- Wabash County
- Coffee Precinct (Single point to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Precinct (northwest)
- Wabash County
[edit] Cemeteries
The township contains ten cemeteries: Owensville, Smith, Benson, Clark, Knowles, Mauck, Oak Grove, Old Union, Skelton and Wilson.
[edit] Major highways
[edit] Education
[edit] References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ History of Gibson County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families, by Gil R. Stormont, B.F. Bowen, Indianapolis, 1914
- ^ History of Gibson County, Indiana, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, by James T. Tartt & Co., Edwardsville, Ill., 1884
[edit] External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- Montgomery Township Cemeteries with photos of headstones (INGenWeb.org)
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