Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana

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Ohio Township
Township
Map highlighting Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 37°53′00″N87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W / 37.88333; -87.09778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
68.16 sq mi (176.5 km2)
 • Land67.63 sq mi (175.2 km2)
 • Water0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
423 ft (129 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,842
 • Density71.60/sq mi (27.64/km2)
FIPS code 18-56160 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453684

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.

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 5,571—
1900 5,9336.5%
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 4,5125.3%
1980 5,06812.3%
1990 4,849−4.3%
2000 5,0925.0%
2010 5,3064.2%
2020 4,842−8.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

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

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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.
  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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