Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana

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Northwest Township
Township
Map highlighting Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana.svg
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°40′00″N86°37′00″W / 38.66667°N 86.61667°W / 38.66667; -86.61667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Orange
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total30.41 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Land30.3 sq mi (78 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.36%
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total330
 • Density11/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47452, 47469
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 452424

Northwest Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 330 and it contained 183 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 972—
1900 878−9.7%
1910 794−9.6%
1920 703−11.5%
1930 581−17.4%
1940 570−1.9%
1950 407−28.6%
1960 350−14.0%
1970 326−6.9%
1980 3435.2%
1990 3594.7%
2000 345−3.9%
2010 3758.7%
2020 330−12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Northwest Township was named from its position in the northwestern corner of Orange County. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.41 square miles (78.8 km2), of which 30.3 square miles (78 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.36%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Faucett, Freeman and Miller.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp.  387.
  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.
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