| Martin Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Martin Township Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 35°28′25″N93°10′06″W / 35.47361°N 93.16833°W Coordinates: 35°28′25″N93°10′06″W / 35.47361°N 93.16833°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Pope |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.84 sq mi (162.8 km2) |
| • Land | 62.54 sq mi (162.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,589 |
| • Density | 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 69710 |
Martin Township is one of nineteen current townships in Pope County, Arkansas, USA. [1] As of the 2010 census, its unincorporated population was 1,589.
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.
Pope County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,754. The county seat is Russellville. The county was formed on November 2, 1829, from a portion of Crawford County and named for John Pope, the third governor of the Arkansas Territory. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
