Southeast Township, Orange County, Indiana

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Southeast Township
Valeene I-house.jpg
An I-house at Valeene
Map highlighting Southeast Township, Orange County, Indiana.svg
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°26′40″N86°22′59″W / 38.44444°N 86.38306°W / 38.44444; -86.38306
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Orange
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total
53.33 sq mi (138.1 km2)
  Land53.21 sq mi (137.8 km2)
  Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.23%
Elevation
656 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,541
  Density29/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47125, 47140, 47452, 47454
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453856

Southeast Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,541 and it contained 725 housing units. [1]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890 1,789
1900 1,8402.9%
1910 1,416−23.0%
1920 1,222−13.7%
1930 997−18.4%
1940 1,24224.6%
1950 1,160−6.6%
1960 1,2124.5%
1970 1,2624.1%
1980 1,43513.7%
1990 1,5367.0%
2000 1,5440.5%
2010 1,6033.8%
2020 1,541−3.9%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Southeast Township was named from its position in the southeastern corner of Orange County. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.33 square miles (138.1 km2), of which 53.21 square miles (137.8 km2) (or 99.77%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.23%) is water. [1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Little Africa Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp.  402.