Point Township, Posey County, Indiana
Point Township Posey County | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′17″N 87°59′37″W / 37.83806°N 87.99361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Posey |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 55.06 sq mi (142.61 km2) |
• Land | 49.2 sq mi (127.42 km2) |
• Water | 5.87 sq mi (15.2 km2) |
Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 306 |
• Density | 5.6/sq mi (2.1/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-60858[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453753 |
Point Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 306.[3] The lowest, the southernmost, and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township's boundaries.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,086 | — | |
1900 | 1,404 | 29.3% | |
1910 | 1,164 | −17.1% | |
1920 | 937 | −19.5% | |
1930 | 807 | −13.9% | |
1940 | 823 | 2.0% | |
1950 | 571 | −30.6% | |
1960 | 457 | −20.0% | |
1970 | 415 | −9.2% | |
1980 | 443 | 6.7% | |
1990 | 477 | 7.7% | |
2000 | 497 | 4.2% | |
2010 | 381 | −23.3% | |
2020 | 306 | −19.7% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
History
[edit]Point Township was organized in 1822.[5] The township was so named for the fact the southernmost point in the county and state is contained within its borders.[6]
The Ashworth Archaeological Site, Hovey Lake Archaeological District, and Murphy Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
Adjacent Townships
[edit]- Indiana
- Posey County
- Black Township (North)
- Posey County
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- New Haven Township (West)
- White County
- Emma Township (Northwest)
- Gallatin County
- Kentucky
Unincorporated Places
[edit]Education
[edit]It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon,[8] which operates Mount Vernon High School.
Archaeology
[edit]Point Township is the location of many significant archaeological sites. Among the leading ones are Ashworth in the township's northeast, Bone Bank along the Wabash River in the west,[9] and Murphy, Hovey Lake-Klein, and Welborn in the south central.[9]
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 9, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 317.
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
- ^ a b Adams, William R. Archaeological Notes on Posey County Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1949, 70.