Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana
Appearance
Pershing Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°00′01″N 86°07′30″W / 39.00028°N 86.12500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jackson |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
• Land | 30.66 sq mi (79.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.65% |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,354 |
• Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453728 |
Pershing Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,354 and it contained 600 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1920 | 947 | — | |
1930 | 956 | 1.0% | |
1940 | 937 | −2.0% | |
1950 | 1,018 | 8.6% | |
1960 | 1,114 | 9.4% | |
1970 | 1,173 | 5.3% | |
1980 | 1,296 | 10.5% | |
1990 | 1,380 | 6.5% | |
2000 | 1,386 | 0.4% | |
2010 | 1,394 | 0.6% | |
2020 | 1,354 | −2.9% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
History
[edit]The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2), of which 30.66 square miles (79.4 km2) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 0.65%) is water.[4] Lakes in this township include Beck Pond, Buckskin Pond, Fox Pond and Scholl Pond. The streams of Cross Branch and Runt Run run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
[edit]Extinct towns
[edit]- Bald Knobs
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Jackson Township, Bartholomew County (northeast)
- Hamilton Township (east)
- Brownstown Township (southeast)
- Owen Township (southwest)
- Salt Creek Township (west)
- Van Buren Township, Brown County (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains three cemeteries: Lucas, Spraytown and Waggoner.
Major highways
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.