Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°22′43″N 87°14′48″W / 38.37861°N 87.24667°W / 38.37861; -87.24667![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)
47567, 47598, 47660
Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,826 and it contained 1,284 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 3,095 | — | |
1900 | 3,926 | 26.8% | |
1910 | 4,253 | 8.3% | |
1920 | 4,738 | 11.4% | |
1930 | 3,947 | −16.7% | |
1940 | 4,150 | 5.1% | |
1950 | 3,808 | −8.2% | |
1960 | 3,084 | −19.0% | |
1970 | 2,898 | −6.0% | |
1980 | 3,213 | 10.9% | |
1990 | 2,935 | −8.7% | |
2000 | 3,169 | 8.0% | |
2010 | 3,062 | −3.4% | |
2020 | 2,826 | −7.7% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
History
Patoka Township was organized in 1838.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.81 square miles (113.5 km2), of which 42.58 square miles (110.3 km2) (or 97.19%) is land and 1.23 square miles (3.2 km2) (or 2.81%) is water.[4] The Patoka River flows through the township from east to west.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Arthur at 38°20′26″N 87°14′45″W / 38.340605°N 87.245842°W / 38.340605; -87.245842
- Ayrshire at 38°22′19″N 87°14′27″W / 38.371994°N 87.240843°W / 38.371994; -87.240843
- Campbelltown at 38°25′17″N 87°14′24″W / 38.421438°N 87.240010°W / 38.421438; -87.240010
- Glezen at 38°24′59″N 87°18′04″W / 38.416438°N 87.301124°W / 38.416438; -87.301124
- Littles at 38°24′04″N 87°17′14″W / 38.40116°N 87.287234°W / 38.40116; -87.287234
- Marysville at 38°21′07″N 87°16′42″W / 38.351993°N 87.278344°W / 38.351993; -87.278344
- Muren at 38°21′59″N 87°16′08″W / 38.366438°N 87.268899°W / 38.366438; -87.268899
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Crow, Hedges, Martin, Oak Hill, Sugar Ridge, Sunset, Williams and Wyatt.
Major highways
School districts
- Pike County School Corporation
Political districts
- State House District 63
- State Senate District 48
References
- "Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Patoka Township