Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana

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Wabash Township
Township
Map highlighting Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana.svg
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°43′56″N87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.33333°W / 39.73222; -87.33333
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Parke
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
27.79 sq mi (72.0 km2)
 • Land27.49 sq mi (71.2 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)  1.08%
Elevation
[1]
620 ft (189 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
768
 • Density28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47860, 47862, 47872
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 453966

Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 768 and it contained 325 housing units. [2]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 787—
1900 1,27361.8%
1910 1,95553.6%
1920 1,445−26.1%
1930 1,5597.9%
1940 1,338−14.2%
1950 1,207−9.8%
1960 970−19.6%
1970 875−9.8%
1980 1,02817.5%
1990 778−24.3%
2000 8397.8%
2010 818−2.5%
2020 768−6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

History

When General William Henry Harrison took an army from Vincennes to the Battle of Tippecanoe in late 1811, Zachariah Cicott served as a scout. Cicott was familiar with the area because of his time trading up and down the Wabash River starting circa 1801. The trail taken by Harrison's army passed through the area that later became Parke County on its way to and from the battle site in Tippecanoe County. The settlement of Armiesburg was so named because Harrison and his army crossed the Raccoon Creek and camped near there on their way to the battle. [4]

The Phillips Covered Bridge and Sim Smith Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.79 square miles (72.0 km2), of which 27.49 square miles (71.2 km2) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 1.08%) is water. [6]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Arabia, Armiesburg, Hixon and Watts.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ↑ Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "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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