Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana

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Lost River Township
Map highlighting Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana.svg
Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°33′14″N86°45′51″W / 38.55389°N 86.76417°W / 38.55389; -86.76417
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Martin
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
42.75 sq mi (110.7 km2)
  Land42.29 sq mi (109.5 km2)
  Water0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.08%
Elevation
[1]
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
513
  Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47432, 47527, 47581
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453582

Lost River Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 513 and it contained 250 housing units. [2]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,448
1900 1,415−2.3%
1910 1,283−9.3%
1920 1,155−10.0%
1930 858−25.7%
1940 8792.4%
1950 707−19.6%
1960 610−13.7%
1970 509−16.6%
1980 5242.9%
1990 449−14.3%
2000 53218.5%
2010 5727.5%
2020 513−10.3%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.75 square miles (110.7 km2), of which 42.29 square miles (109.5 km2) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.08%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Anderson, Cornel, Emmons Ridge, Green, Jones, Simmons and Walker.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  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.