Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana

Logan Township
Pike County
Township
Location in Pike County
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°25′01″N 87°21′33″W / 38.41694°N 87.35917°W / 38.41694; -87.35917
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPike
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
24.31 sq mi (63.0 km2)
 • Land23.94 sq mi (62.0 km2)
 • Water0.37 sq mi (1.0 km2)  1.52%
Elevation
446 ft (136 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
440
 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km2)
ZIP codes
47567, 47598
GNIS feature ID453580

Logan Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 440 and it contained 179 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,226—
19001,2935.5%
19101,278−1.2%
1920988−22.7%
1930921−6.8%
1940911−1.1%
1950640−29.7%
1960531−17.0%
1970514−3.2%
1980380−26.1%
1990379−0.3%
2000335−11.6%
201047441.5%
2020440−7.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Logan Township was organized in 1846.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.31 square miles (63.0 km2), of which 23.94 square miles (62.0 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) (or 1.52%) is water.[4] The Patoka River defines the township's southern border.

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, Beck, DeJarnett, Loveless, McGillem, Willis and Wilson.

Major highways

School districts

  • Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

  • State House District 64
  • State Senate District 48

References

  • "Logan 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
  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
  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.