Barton Township Gibson County | |
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![]() Location in Gibson County | |
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N87°23′26″W / 38.24639°N 87.39056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Gibson |
Township Seat | Somerville |
School District | East Gibson School Corporation |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
• Trustee | Wilma Miley |
Area | |
• Total | 49.38 sq mi (127.9 km2) |
• Land | 49.17 sq mi (127.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,487 |
• Density | 30/sq mi (12/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 47646, 47654, 47683 |
Area code | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-03556 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453097 |
Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,487 (down from 1,677 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 663 housing units. [4] Somerville is the township seat.
Barton Township was organized in 1843. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,007 | — | |
1900 | 2,151 | 7.2% | |
1910 | 1,866 | −13.2% | |
1920 | 1,655 | −11.3% | |
1930 | 1,734 | 4.8% | |
1940 | 1,922 | 10.8% | |
1950 | 1,842 | −4.2% | |
1960 | 1,718 | −6.7% | |
1970 | 1,736 | 1.0% | |
1980 | 1,921 | 10.7% | |
1990 | 1,650 | −14.1% | |
2000 | 1,796 | 8.8% | |
2010 | 1,677 | −6.6% | |
2020 | 1,487 | −11.3% | |
Source: US Decennial Census [6] |
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.38 square miles (127.9 km2), of which 49.17 square miles (127.3 km2) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 0.41%) is water. [3]
The township contains seven cemeteries: Albright, Eden, Kilpatrick, Providence, St John's, Somerville and Townsley.
Barton Township is part of the East Gibson School Corporation.
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