West Point Township, White County, Indiana

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West Point Township
Township
Windmill and pump house, White County, Indiana.png
A windmill in southwestern West Point Township
Map highlighting West Point Township, White County, Indiana.svg
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°41′26″N87°01′02″W / 40.69056°N 87.01722°W / 40.69056; -87.01722
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
53.6 sq mi (139 km2)
 • Land53.53 sq mi (138.6 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
720 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
357
 • Density6.67/sq mi (2.57/km2)
ZIP codes
47929, 47980, 47995
GNIS feature ID 454049

West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 357 and it contained 136 housing units. [1]

Contents

West Point Township was organized in 1845, and was named for a large tract of forest in the western part. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 905—
1900 9606.1%
1910 922−4.0%
1920 875−5.1%
1930 824−5.8%
1940 746−9.5%
1950 672−9.9%
1960 6892.5%
1970 494−28.3%
1980 430−13.0%
1990 418−2.8%
2000 371−11.2%
2010 3812.7%
2020 357−6.3%
Source: US Decennial Census [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.6 square miles (139 km2), of which 53.53 square miles (138.6 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.13%) is water. [4]

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains West Point Cemetery. Near the back of this cemetery is a marker for Alexander Lawrie, a northern captain in the Civil War and an artist of the Hudson River School. The market claims that Lawrie made a gift to the Indiana Museum of a set of 100 paintings of Civil War generals.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 278.
  3. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  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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