Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Appearance
Riley Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°23′22″N 87°17′45″W / 39.38944°N 87.29583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vigo |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.86 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
• Land | 35.23 sq mi (91.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2) 1.76% |
Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,153 |
• Density | 88.6/sq mi (34.2/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47802, 47803 |
GNIS feature ID | 453802 |
Riley Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,123 and it contained 1,260 housing units.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.86 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.23 square miles (91.2 km2) (or 98.24%) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 1.76%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
[edit]- Riley
- Terre Haute (southeast edge)
Unincorporated communities
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Lost Creek Township (north)
- Posey Township, Clay County (northeast)
- Perry Township, Clay County (east)
- Pierson Township (south)
- Linton Township (southwest)
- Honey Creek Township (west)
- Harrison Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains six cemeteries: Cooper, Jones, Liberty, Mewhinney, Miner, and Oak Hill.
Lakes
[edit]- Lee Lake
- Wonder Lake
School districts
[edit]Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 46
- State Senate District 39
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ 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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.