Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana

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Patoka Township
Pike County
Township
Map highlighting Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana.svg
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°22′43″N87°14′48″W / 38.37861°N 87.24667°W / 38.37861; -87.24667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Pike
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
43.81 sq mi (113.5 km2)
 • Land42.58 sq mi (110.3 km2)
 • Water1.23 sq mi (3.2 km2)  2.81%
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,826
 • Density66.37/sq mi (25.63/km2)
ZIP codes
47567, 47598, 47660
GNIS feature ID 453710

Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,826 and it contained 1,284 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 3,095—
1900 3,92626.8%
1910 4,2538.3%
1920 4,73811.4%
1930 3,947−16.7%
1940 4,1505.1%
1950 3,808−8.2%
1960 3,084−19.0%
1970 2,898−6.0%
1980 3,21310.9%
1990 2,935−8.7%
2000 3,1698.0%
2010 3,062−3.4%
2020 2,826−7.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Patoka Township was organized in 1838. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.81 square miles (113.5 km2), of which 42.58 square miles (110.3 km2) (or 97.19%) is land and 1.23 square miles (3.2 km2) (or 2.81%) is water. [4] The Patoka River flows through the township from east to west.

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Crow, Hedges, Martin, Oak Hill, Sugar Ridge, Sunset, Williams and Wyatt.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN   978-5-87521-222-2.
  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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