Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana
Oregon Township | |
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 Location of Oregon Township in Clark County | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′02″N 85°38′28″W / 38.55056°N 85.64111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clark |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2) |
| • Land | 31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,753 |
| • Density | 56.9/sq mi (22.0/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-56898[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453693 |
Oregon Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 692 housing units.[4]
History
[edit]Oregon Township was organized in 1852.[5] Oregon Township was purportedly so named because at the time of the township's organization, it was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote as the Oregon Territory.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.27 square miles (81.0 km2), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.61%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
[edit]- Marysville
- New Market
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Lexington Township, Scott County (north)
- Washington Township (east)
- Owen Township (southeast)
- Charlestown Township (south)
- Monroe Township (west)
- Vienna Township, Scott County (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains several cemeteries: Beswick (aka Walnut Hill), Covert, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Goben, Hebron, Kern, Otisco, New Market Christian Church, New Market Presbyterian Church (aka Mt. Vernon), Sawmill Road, States, and Webb Farm.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 14.
- ^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 369.
- ^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |