Otter Creek Township, Ripley County, Indiana

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Otter Creek Township
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Coordinates: 39°05′41″N85°23′28″W / 39.09472°N 85.39111°W / 39.09472; -85.39111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
41.69 sq mi (108.0 km2)
  Land41.66 sq mi (107.9 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[1]
869 ft (265 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,319
  Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Area code 812
FIPS code 18-57276 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453698

Otter Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,319 (down from 1,410 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 579 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,605
1900 1,559−2.9%
1910 1,6455.5%
1920 1,405−14.6%
1930 1,218−13.3%
1940 1,2684.1%
1950 1,206−4.9%
1960 1,32610.0%
1970 1,3370.8%
1980 1,3773.0%
1990 1,334−3.1%
2000 1,3390.4%
2010 1,4105.3%
2020 1,319−6.5%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.69 square miles (108.0 km2), of which 41.66 square miles (107.9 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water. [3]

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. 1 2 "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.
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".