Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana
Laughery Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°15′07″N 85°15′14″W / 39.25194°N 85.25389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.97 sq mi (67.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.85 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,090 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (76/km2) |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-42336[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453542 |
Laughery Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,090 (up from 4,736 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,108 housing units.[4]
Laughery Township took its name from Laughery Creek.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 2,101 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,459 | 17.0% | |
| 1910 | 2,883 | 17.2% | |
| 1920 | 3,082 | 6.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,464 | 12.4% | |
| 1940 | 3,754 | 8.4% | |
| 1950 | 3,902 | 3.9% | |
| 1960 | 4,148 | 6.3% | |
| 1970 | 4,231 | 2.0% | |
| 1980 | 4,357 | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 4,441 | 1.9% | |
| 2000 | 4,581 | 3.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,736 | 3.4% | |
| 2020 | 5,090 | 7.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[6] | |||
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.97 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.85 square miles (67.0 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]
Cities and towns
[edit]- Batesville (partial)
Unincorporated towns
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
The name is for Laughery Creek via Laughery Township...
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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[edit]Places adjacent to Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana | |
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Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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