Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana
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Cotton Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°52′17″N 85°00′58″W / 38.87139°N 85.01611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Switzerland |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.04 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
• Land | 35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.17% |
Elevation | 883 ft (269 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,808 |
• Density | 50/sq mi (19/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47011, 47019, 47020, 47038, 47043 |
GNIS feature ID | 453248 |
Cotton Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,808 and it contained 717 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,401 | — | |
1900 | 1,345 | −4.0% | |
1910 | 1,259 | −6.4% | |
1920 | 1,172 | −6.9% | |
1930 | 1,050 | −10.4% | |
1940 | 1,034 | −1.5% | |
1950 | 931 | −10.0% | |
1960 | 879 | −5.6% | |
1970 | 869 | −1.1% | |
1980 | 1,009 | 16.1% | |
1990 | 1,214 | 20.3% | |
2000 | 1,476 | 21.6% | |
2010 | 2,040 | 38.2% | |
2020 | 1,808 | −11.4% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.04 square miles (93.3 km2), of which 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Allensville at 38°52′23″N 85°01′13″W / 38.873116°N 85.020229°W
- East Enterprise at 38°52′22″N 84°59′17″W / 38.872838°N 84.988006°W
- Fairview at 38°52′24″N 85°04′51″W / 38.873393°N 85.080786°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these four cemeteries: Allensville, Bovard, Pelser and Stow.
Major highways
[edit]School districts
[edit]- Switzerland County School Corporation
Political districts
[edit]- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 68
- State Senate District 45
References
[edit]- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "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.