Pigeon Township, Warrick County, Indiana

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Pigeon Township
Township
Map highlighting Pigeon Township, Warrick County, Indiana.svg
Location in Warrick County
Coordinates: 38°10′02″N87°04′53″W / 38.16722°N 87.08139°W / 38.16722; -87.08139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Warrick
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2)
 • Land40.47 sq mi (104.8 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.27%
Elevation
410 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total950
 • Density24.2/sq mi (9.3/km2)
ZIP codes
47523, 47541, 47637
GNIS feature ID 0453733

Pigeon Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 979 and it contained 436 housing units. [2]

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History

Pigeon Township was created out of Owen Township in September 1849. [3] The township derives its name from the Little Pigeon River. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.58 square miles (105.1 km2), of which 40.47 square miles (104.8 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.27%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Avery, Bruce, Chinn, Twin and Wetherill.

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Pigeon Township, Warrick County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  32.
  4. ↑ Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p.  20.
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