Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Ohio Township
Ohio Township
Township
	Coordinates: 37°53′00″N87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Spencer
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	68.16 sq mi (176.5 km2)
• Land	67.63 sq mi (175.2 km2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	423 ft (129 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,842
• Density	71/sq mi (27/km2)
FIPS code	18-56160
GNIS feature ID	453684

Last updated April 12, 2024

Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana, U.S.A. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,842 and it contained 2,207 housing units.^[3] Ohio Township contains the city of Rockport.

History

Ohio Township was first settled in about 1818.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 68.16 square miles (176.5 km²), of which 67.63 square miles (175.2 km²) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) (or 0.79%) is water.^[6]

Cities and towns

Rockport

Unincorporated towns

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 260.
↑ "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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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[4] "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

[5] History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 260.

[census-6] "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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Census	Pop.	%±
1890	5,571	—
1900	5,933	6.5%
1910	5,454	−8.1%
1920	4,829	−11.5%
1930	4,459	−7.7%
1940	4,326	−3.0%
1950	4,308	−0.4%
1960	4,284	−0.6%
1970	4,512	5.3%
1980	5,068	12.3%
1990	4,849	−4.3%
2000	5,092	5.0%
2010	5,306	4.2%
2020	4,842	−8.7%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

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County seat: Rockport
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