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Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Coordinates: 37°53′00″N 87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W / 37.88333; -87.09778
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Ohio Township
Coordinates: 37°53′00″N 87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W / 37.88333; -87.09778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
68.16 sq mi (176.5 km2)
 • Land67.63 sq mi (175.2 km2)
 • Water0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation423 ft (129 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,842
 • Density71/sq mi (27/km2)
FIPS code18-56160[2]
GNIS feature ID453684

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.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18905,571
19005,9336.5%
19105,454−8.1%
19204,829−11.5%
19304,459−7.7%
19404,326−3.0%
19504,308−0.4%
19604,284−0.6%
19704,5125.3%
19805,06812.3%
19904,849−4.3%
20005,0925.0%
20105,3064.2%
20204,842−8.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

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Ohio Township was first settled in about 1818.[5]

Geography

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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

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Unincorporated towns

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 260.
  6. ^ "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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