Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana

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Pike Township
—  Township  —
Location of Pike Township in Warren County
Location of Warren County in Indiana
Coordinates: 40°15′21″N 87°23′20″W / 40.25583°N 87.38889°W / 40.25583; -87.38889Coordinates: 40°15′21″N 87°23′20″W / 40.25583°N 87.38889°W / 40.25583; -87.38889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 17.57 sq mi (45.51 km2)
 • Land 17.37 sq mi (44.99 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km2)  1.14%
Elevation 666 ft (203 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,185
 • Density 68.2/sq mi (26.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 0453737

Pike Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,185.[1]

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[edit] History

Pike Township was one of the four original townships in the county, formed on November 6, 1827.[2]

[edit] Geography

Pike Township covers an area of 17.57 square miles (45.5 km2); of this, 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Dry Branch, Foster Branch, Johnson Branch, Jordan Creek and Redwood Creek run through this township. The township's only town is West Lebanon; it has a population of 793 and contains two-thirds of the residents of the township.

Map of Pike Township
1877 map of Pike Township

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries. Shanklin Hill Cemetery is a small burial ground located on the western border of the township.[3] West Lebanon Cemetery is much larger and is located southeast of the town.[4]

[edit] Transportation

Indiana State Road 28 passes through the north end of the township on its route from the Illinois state line in the west to Williamsport (and beyond) in the east.[5] Indiana State Road 63 begins in Liberty Township just to the north, and runs through the western part of Pike Township on its way south to Terre Haute.[6] Indiana State Road 263 begins at State Road 63 and passes through West Lebanon, re-joining State Road 63 in the south part of the county.[7]

[edit] Education

Pike Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County. It contains the county's only high school, Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School, located on State Road 263 north of West Lebanon; one of the three elementary schools, Warren Central Elementary School, is co-located with Seeger.[8]

[edit] Government

Pike Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[9]

Pike Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[10] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[11]

[edit] Climate and weather

West Lebanon, Indiana
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches
Source: The Weather Channel[12]

In recent years, average temperatures in West Lebanon have ranged from a low of 15 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, although a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was recorded in August 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.80 inches (46 mm) inches in February to 4.53 inches (115 mm) inches in June.[12]

[edit] References

  1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  2. ^ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 62.
  3. ^ "Shanklin Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:443283. Retrieved 2011-02-05. 
  4. ^ "West Lebanon Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:445781. Retrieved 2011-02-05. 
  5. ^ "State Road 28". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1028&section=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
  6. ^ "State Road 63". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1063&section=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
  7. ^ "State Road 263". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1263&section=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
  8. ^ "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=8115. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 
  9. ^ "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. http://unitedtownships.org/?page_id=95. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  10. ^ "Indiana Senate Districts" (GIF). Stats Indiana. http://www.stats.indiana.edu/maptools/maps/boundary/legislative/state%20senate%20districts.gif. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  11. ^ "Indiana House Districts" (GIF). Stats Indiana. http://www.stats.indiana.edu/maptools/maps/boundary/legislative/state%20house%20districts.gif. Retrieved 2011-01-23. 
  12. ^ a b "Monthly Averages for West Lebanon, Indiana". The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0708. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 

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Liberty Township
Steuben Township Washington Township
Shawnee Township, Fountain County
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