Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana

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Robb Township
Township
Robb Township cornfields near Poseyville.jpg
Cornfields near Poseyville
Map highlighting Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°10′39″N87°49′38″W / 38.17750°N 87.82722°W / 38.17750; -87.82722
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
37.35 sq mi (96.73 km2)
 • Land37.3 sq mi (96.6 km2)
 • Water0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
[1]
479 ft (146 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,743
 • Density46.7/sq mi (18.0/km2)
FIPS code 18-65052 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453805

Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743. [3]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,072—
1900 2,1091.8%
1910 2,042−3.2%
1920 2,0711.4%
1930 1,892−8.6%
1940 2,0277.1%
1950 2,1124.2%
1960 1,821−13.8%
1970 1,9336.2%
1980 2,16712.1%
1990 2,009−7.3%
2000 2,0743.2%
2010 1,881−9.3%
2020 1,743−7.3%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Robb Township was organized in 1817. [5] The township was named for the Robb family of pioneer settlers. [6]

Towns

Unincorporated Places

Education

It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, [7] which operates North Posey High School.

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 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p.  79.
  6. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 282.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list


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