Beaver Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Beaver Township
Township
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 40°57′21″N86°45′24″W / 40.95583°N 86.75667°W / 40.95583; -86.75667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pulaski
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.6 sq mi (92 km2)
• Land	35.56 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.11%
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	469
• Density	13/sq mi (5.1/km2)
ZIP codes	46985, 46996, 47946
GNIS feature ID	453103

Beaver Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 469 and it contained 191 housing units. ^[1]

Beaver Township was organized in 1839, and named after Beaver Creek. ^[2]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	818		—
1900	1,069		30.7%
1910	772		−27.8%
1920	708		−8.3%
1930	510		−28.0%
1940	601		17.8%
1950	531		−11.6%
1960	494		−7.0%
1970	426		−13.8%
1980	439		3.1%
1990	379		−13.7%
2000	479		26.4%
2010	516		7.7%
2020	469		−9.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles (92 km²), of which 35.56 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.11%) is water. ^[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

• Jefferson Township (north)
• Monroe Township (northeast)
• Indian Creek Township (east)
• Liberty Township, White County (south)
• Monon Township, White County (southwest)
• Salem Township (west)
• White Post Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 39

School districts

• Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation
• West Central School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 20
• State Senate District 18

References

• "Beaver Township, Pulaski County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
2. Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  631.
3. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. "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.