Jump to content

Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 38°56′58″N 86°38′12″W / 38.94944°N 86.63667°W / 38.94944; -86.63667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Citation bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
4,976,567 edits
Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 230/2177
Added census data 1890-2020
Line 97: Line 97:
===Major highways===
===Major highways===
* [[Image:Indiana 54.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 54]]
* [[Image:Indiana 54.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 54]]
* [[Image:Indiana 58.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 58]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890 = 692
|1900 = 810
|1910 = 717
|1920 = 655
|1930 = 700
|1940 = 844
|1950 = 903
|1960 = 1046
|1970 = 1148
|1980 = 1533
|1990 = 1726
|2000 = 1893
|2010 = 2259
|2020 = 2275
|footnote = <ref>{{cite web|title=Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana|url=https://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp}}</ref>
}}


==School districts==
==School districts==

Revision as of 21:31, 26 August 2021

Perry Township
Township
Gate at the Lowder Cemetery, northwest of Springville
Gate at the Lowder Cemetery, northwest of Springville
Location in Lawrence County
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′58″N 86°38′12″W / 38.94944°N 86.63667°W / 38.94944; -86.63667
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyLawrence
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
 • TrusteeRobert Phillips[1]
Area
 • Total35.68 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land35.64 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,259
 • Density63.4/sq mi (24.5/km2)
ZIP code
47462
GNIS feature ID0453720

Perry Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,259 and it contained 943 housing units.[2]

History

Perry Township was established in 1822.[3] It was named for Matthew C. Perry.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.68 square miles (92.4 km2), of which 35.64 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Byers, Christian, Graves and Lowder.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890692—
190081017.1%
1910717−11.5%
1920655−8.6%
19307006.9%
194084420.6%
19509037.0%
19601,04615.8%
19701,1489.8%
19801,53333.5%
19901,72612.6%
20001,8939.7%
20102,25919.3%
20202,2750.7%
[5]

School districts

  • North Lawrence Community Schools

Political districts

References

  • "Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 53.
  4. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 46.
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perry_Township,_Lawrence_County,_Indiana&oldid=1040819770"