Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Anderson Township
Township
Map highlighting Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana.svg
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°02′47″N86°42′23″W / 38.04639°N 86.70639°W / 38.04639; -86.70639
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total59.5 sq mi (154 km2)
 • Land59.44 sq mi (153.9 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.10%
Elevation
410 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,603
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
ZIP codes
47515, 47520, 47577, 47586
GNIS feature ID 453088

Anderson Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,603 and it contained 649 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,990—
1900 1,847−7.2%
1910 1,540−16.6%
1920 1,321−14.2%
1930 1,193−9.7%
1940 1,2434.2%
1950 1,088−12.5%
1960 1,038−4.6%
1970 1,1056.5%
1980 1,35923.0%
1990 1,340−1.4%
2000 1,53614.6%
2010 1,5571.4%
2020 1,6033.0%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Anderson Township was named after the Anderson River. [3]

The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.5 square miles (154 km2), of which 59.44 square miles (153.9 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.10%) is water. [5]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Avery, Covey, Davis, Dodson, Frakes, Hammack, Hicks, Mackey, Niles, Nixon, Richards, Slaughter and Terry.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Lakes

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p.  18.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "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.
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