Clark Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063 and it contained 489 housing units.[1]
Clark Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°43′02″W / 38.18389°N 86.71722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Perry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.84 sq mi (193.8 km2) |
| • Land | 74.59 sq mi (193.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 0.35% |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,063 |
| • Density | 14/sq mi (5.5/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47118, 47513, 47515, 47532, 47576, 47577, 47586 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453203 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,432 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,616 | 7.6% | |
| 1910 | 2,391 | −8.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,987 | −16.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,607 | −19.1% | |
| 1940 | 1,631 | 1.5% | |
| 1950 | 1,301 | −20.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,144 | −12.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,126 | −1.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,111 | −1.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,136 | 2.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,250 | 10.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,180 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,063 | −9.9% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
History
editClark Township was named for Robert Clark, a pioneer settler.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 74.84 square miles (193.8 km2), of which 74.59 square miles (193.2 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
edit- Adyeville at 38°11′27″N 86°46′10″W / 38.19089°N 86.769435°W
- Bristow at 38°08′24″N 86°43′18″W / 38.140057°N 86.721655°W
- Fosters Ridge at 38°13′58″N 86°39′45″W / 38.232836°N 86.662487°W
- Kitterman Corners at 38°13′21″N 86°41′51″W / 38.222558°N 86.697488°W
- Saint Josephs Shrine at 38°10′05″N 86°47′52″W / 38.168112°N 86.797769°W
- Sassafras at 38°11′18″N 86°41′25″W / 38.188391°N 86.690266°W
- Siberia at 38°14′17″N 86°44′01″W / 38.238113°N 86.733601°W
- Uniontown at 38°13′31″N 86°39′39″W / 38.225336°N 86.660821°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Beard, Comstock, Crooks Thom, Enlow, Fox Ridge, Hobbs, Lanman, Lasher, Mount Pleasant, Sigler, Sigler, Stapleton, Taylor and Tenn Beard.
Major highways
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School districts
edit- Perry Central Community School Corporation
Political districts
edit- State House District 73
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
References
edit- "Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 20.
- ^ "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.