Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana
Ohio Township | |
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| Coordinates: 37°53′00″N 87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Spencer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.16 sq mi (176.5 km2) |
| • Land | 67.63 sq mi (175.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,842 |
| • Density | 71/sq mi (27/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-56160[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453684 |
Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana, U.S.A. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,842 and it contained 2,207 housing units.[3] Ohio Township contains the city of Rockport.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 5,571 | — | |
| 1900 | 5,933 | 6.5% | |
| 1910 | 5,454 | −8.1% | |
| 1920 | 4,829 | −11.5% | |
| 1930 | 4,459 | −7.7% | |
| 1940 | 4,326 | −3.0% | |
| 1950 | 4,308 | −0.4% | |
| 1960 | 4,284 | −0.6% | |
| 1970 | 4,512 | 5.3% | |
| 1980 | 5,068 | 12.3% | |
| 1990 | 4,849 | −4.3% | |
| 2000 | 5,092 | 5.0% | |
| 2010 | 5,306 | 4.2% | |
| 2020 | 4,842 | −8.7% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History
[edit]Ohio Township was first settled in about 1818.[5]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 68.16 square miles (176.5 km2), of which 67.63 square miles (175.2 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 0.79%) is water.[6]
Cities and towns
[edit]Unincorporated towns
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 260.
- ^ "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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