Paoli Township, Orange County, Indiana

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Paoli Township
Township
Map highlighting Paoli Township, Orange County, Indiana.svg
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°33′21″N86°27′31″W / 38.55583°N 86.45861°W / 38.55583; -86.45861
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Orange
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
63.37 sq mi (164.1 km2)
 • Land63.25 sq mi (163.8 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.19%
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,038
 • Density95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47452, 47454, 47469
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453705

Paoli Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,038 and it contained 2,630 housing units. [1]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,719—
1900 3,04712.1%
1910 2,785−8.6%
1920 3,06610.1%
1930 3,60217.5%
1940 4,02011.6%
1950 4,44810.6%
1960 4,8058.0%
1970 5,1517.2%
1980 5,78012.2%
1990 5,624−2.7%
2000 5,8904.7%
2010 6,0312.4%
2020 6,0380.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Thomas Elwood Lindley House and Newberry Friends Meeting House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.37 square miles (164.1 km2), of which 63.25 square miles (163.8 km2) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.19%) is water. [4]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Lewis, Paoli Community, Scott and Springer.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Education

Paoli Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Paoli Public Library in the Town of Paoli. [5]

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Getting a Library Card". Paoli Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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