Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana

Carr Township
Carr Township
Township
	Rural scene in Carr Township in August 2020
	Location of Carr Township in Clark County
	Coordinates: 38°26′46″N85°50′11″W / 38.44611°N 85.83639°W Coordinates: 38°26′46″N85°50′11″W / 38.44611°N 85.83639°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2)
• Land	26.36 sq mi (68.3 km2)
• Water	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	499 ft (152 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,830
• Density	179.6/sq mi (69.3/km2)
FIPS code	18-10432
GNIS feature ID	453158

Last updated June 30, 2022

Carr Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,830 and it contained 1,794 housing units.^[3]

History

Carr Township was organized in 1854.^[4] It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 26.89 square miles (69.6 km²), of which 26.36 square miles (68.3 km²) (or 98.03%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km²) (or 1.97%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Monroe Township (northeast)
Union Township (northeast)
Silver Creek Township (southeast)
New Albany Township, Floyd County (south)
Lafayette Township, Floyd County (southwest)
Wood Township (west)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains Several cemeteries: Adkins, Allen (aka Jenkins), Hagest (aka Keibler and Hitch), Hickory Grove, Merrill-Ward, Miller, St. John the Baptist Catholic, Stone Grave at Deam Lake, and Wagner.^[6]

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References

"Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 327.
↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 20–22.
↑ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[census-3] 1 2 "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[4] History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 327.

[5] Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 20–22.

[6] Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Jeffersonville
Cities	Charlestown Jeffersonville	Map of Indiana highlighting Clark County
Towns	Borden Clarksville Sellersburg Utica
Townships	Bethlehem Carr Charlestown Jeffersonville Monroe Oregon Owen Silver Creek Union Utica Washington Wood
CDPs	Henryville Memphis New Washington Oak Park
Unincorporated communities	Arctic Springs Bennettsville Bethlehem Blue Lick Broom Hill Carwood Cementville Germany Hamburg Hibernia Marysville Nabb‡ New Market Otisco Otto Owen Perry Crossing Prather River Ridge Rolling Hills Runyantown Slatecut Speed Springville Starlight Sunset Village Sylvan Grove Underwood Vesta Watson Wilson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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