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West Point Township, White County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 87°01′02″W / 40.69056°N 87.01722°W / 40.69056; -87.01722
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West Point Township
Township
A windmill in southwestern West Point Township
A windmill in southwestern West Point Township
Location in White County
Location in White County
Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 87°01′02″W / 40.69056°N 87.01722°W / 40.69056; -87.01722
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWhite
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total53.6 sq mi (139 km2)
 • Land53.53 sq mi (138.6 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.13%
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total357
 • Density6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
ZIP codes
47929, 47980, 47995
GNIS feature ID454049

West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 357 and it contained 136 housing units.[1]

West Point Township was organized in 1845, and was named for a large tract of forest in the western part.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890905—
19009606.1%
1910922−4.0%
1920875−5.1%
1930824−5.8%
1940746−9.5%
1950672−9.9%
19606892.5%
1970494−28.3%
1980430−13.0%
1990418−2.8%
2000371−11.2%
20103812.7%
2020357−6.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.6 square miles (139 km2), of which 53.53 square miles (138.6 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[4]

Adjacent townships

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Cemeteries

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The township contains West Point Cemetery. Near the back of this cemetery is a marker for Alexander Lawrie, a northern captain in the Civil War and an artist of the Hudson River School. The market claims that Lawrie made a gift to the Indiana Museum of a set of 100 paintings of Civil War generals.

School districts

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  • Tri-County School Corporation

Political districts

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References

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  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 278.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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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