Ohio Township, Crawford County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°11′57″N 86°24′57″W / 38.19917°N 86.41583°W / 38.19917; -86.41583CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCrawfordGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.73 sq mi (79.6 km²) • Land30.1 sq mi (78 km²) • Water0.62 sq mi (1.6 km²)Elevation

^[1]

594 ft (181 m)Population

(2020)

• Total653 • Density21/sq mi (8.2/km²)Zip Code

47118

Zip Code

47137

FIPS code18-56142^[2]GNIS feature ID453683

Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 653 and it contained 329 housing units.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,199	—
1900	1,133	−5.5%
1910	883	−22.1%
1920	774	−12.3%
1930	683	−11.8%
1940	794	16.3%
1950	555	−30.1%
1960	490	−11.7%
1970	467	−4.7%
1980	508	8.8%
1990	568	11.8%
2000	689	21.3%
2010	742	7.7%
2020	653	−12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.73 square miles (79.6 km²), of which 30.1 square miles (78 km²) (or 97.95%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 2.02%) is water.^[5]

Unincorporated towns

Artist Point
Beechwood
Cape Sandy
Fredonia
Jericho
Riddle
Schooler Point Landing
Switzer Crossroads

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Sterling Township (north)
Jennings Township (northeast)
Harrison Township, Harrison County (east)
Boone Township (southwest)
Oil Township, Perry County (west)
Union Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Wiseman.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "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 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.