Township in Indiana, United States
Carter Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana . As of the 2020 census , its population was 3,228 and it contained 1,311 housing units.[ 3]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1890 2,125 — 1900 2,133 0.4% 1910 2,065 −3.2% 1920 2,117 2.5% 1930 2,091 −1.2% 1940 1,991 −4.8% 1950 2,019 1.4% 1960 2,198 8.9% 1970 2,409 9.6% 1980 3,160 31.2% 1990 3,032 −4.1% 2000 3,121 2.9% 2010 3,258 4.4% 2020 3,228 −0.9%
History
Carter Township was named for Thomas Carter, a county commissioner.[ 5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km2 ), of which 35.84 square miles (92.8 km2 ) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2 ) (or 0.72%) is water.[ 6]
Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
References
^ "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 11, 2024 .^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana" .^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present ^ "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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