Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana

Highland Township
Township
Tree Spring in northeastern Highland Township
Location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 40°04′46″N87°28′32″W / 40.07944°N 87.47556°W / 40.07944; -87.47556
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	55.07 sq mi (142.6 km2)
• Land	54.54 sq mi (141.3 km2)
• Water	0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)  0.96%
Elevation [1]	623 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,492
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47928, 47932, 47974
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	453413

Highland Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,492 (down from 1,534 at 2010 ^[3] ) and it contained 703 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 55.07 square miles (142.6 km²), of which 54.54 square miles (141.3 km²) (or 99.04%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km²) (or 0.96%) is water. ^[3]

Cities

• Perrysville

Unincorporated towns

• Gessie at 40°04′57″N87°29′59″W / 40.0825372°N 87.4997387°W / 40.0825372; -87.4997387
• Rileysburg at 40°06′15″N87°31′33″W / 40.1042037°N 87.5258506°W / 40.1042037; -87.5258506

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

Cemeteries

The township contains ten cemeteries: Ater, Chenoweth, Harrison, Hicks, Hopewell, Hughes, Lower Mound, Skinner, Mathes and Smith.

Airports and landing strips

• Highland Airport (closed)

Rivers

• Wabash River
• Vermilion River

Highways

• Interstate 74
• U.S. Route 136
• Indiana State Road 63
• Indiana State Road 32

School districts

• North Vermillion Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 42
• State Senate District 38

References

• U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana