Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohio. As of 2020, the population was 25,222. The county seat is Mount Vernon. Posey County is part of the Evansville, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. The Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, on the Ohio River, is the seventh-largest inland port complex in the nation. Mechanization of dock technology has altered the number of workers at the port, but Posey County is still the seventh-largest internal port in the United States, based on the tons of materials handled. Grain from the Midwest is among the products shipped.
Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Posey County, Indiana, United States. Located in the state's far southwestern corner, within 15 miles (24 km) of both the southernmost or westernmost points, it is the westernmost city in the state. The southernmost is Rockport, located along the Ohio River about 40 miles (64 km) to the southeast.
Posey Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,016 and it contained 1,682 housing units.
Johnson Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,467 and it contained 1,814 housing units.
Montgomery Township is the largest of the ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana as well as one of the largest townships by area in Southwestern Indiana, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 4,020 and it contained 1,624 housing units, 75% of which were in areas adjacent to Owensville. Montgomery Township is served by the South Gibson School Corporation. Gibson Generating Station and Gibson Lake are located at the northern end of Montgomery Township.
Wabash Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52 and it contained 22 housing units. Wabash Township has no organized seat within the township, as the only settlement is in two river camps Crawleyville and Jimtown. The township seat is Owensville, in Montgomery Township. This area is occasionally referred to as the "Tail of Gibson County", owing to its shape and position within the county. Nevertheless, the township is a panhandle of Gibson County, bordered by the Wabash River to the north, northwest, west, and in some parts, east, even southeast, and by Posey County to the south.
Bethel Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 245.
Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,032. The township is the largest both in terms of area and population in Posey County.
Center Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,479.
Harmony Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,245.
Marrs Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. At the 2000 census, its population was 4,868. By the 2020 census it had risen to 5,385.
Point Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 306. The lowest, the southernmost, and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township's boundaries.
Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743.
Robinson Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,855.
Smith Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,119.
Posey Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 508 and it contained 202 housing units.
Laurel Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,400, down from 1,634 at 2010.
Posey Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,040, down from 1,051 at 2010.
Madison Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 628 and it contained 256 housing units.
The Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, also known as simply the MSD of Mt. Vernon or MSDMV, is the school corporation serving the City of Mt. Vernon and southern Posey County and is the larger of two school districts in the county.
