White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

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White Post Township
Township
Map highlighting White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.svg
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 41°02′21″N86°52′23″W / 41.03917°N 86.87306°W / 41.03917; -86.87306 Coordinates: 41°02′21″N86°52′23″W / 41.03917°N 86.87306°W / 41.03917; -86.87306
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Pulaski
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Land36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,075
 • Density29.5/sq mi (11.4/km2)
ZIP codes
47946, 47957
GNIS feature ID 454052

White Post Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,075 and it contained 474 housing units. [1] The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin.

Contents

White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump. [2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2), all land. [1]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.

Major highways

Education

White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac. [3]

Political districts

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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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p.  572.
  3. ↑ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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