Mitcheltree Township, Martin County, Indiana

Mitcheltree Township
Township
Location in Martin County
Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°50′00″N 86°47′30″W / 38.83333°N 86.79167°W / 38.83333; -86.79167
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMartin
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
71.39 sq mi (184.9 km2)
 • Land70.76 sq mi (183.3 km2)
 • Water0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)  0.88%
Elevation
[1]
620 ft (189 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
571
 • Density8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47446, 47470, 47581
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID452421

Mitcheltree Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 571 and it contained 313 housing units.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,267—
19001,49618.1%
19101,297−13.3%
19201,132−12.7%
1930948−16.3%
19401,37945.5%
1950843−38.9%
1960788−6.5%
1970714−9.4%
198079210.9%
1990706−10.9%
2000692−2.0%
2010624−9.8%
2020571−8.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.39 square miles (184.9 km2), of which 70.76 square miles (183.3 km2) (or 99.12%) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 0.88%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Bridges, Bridges, Brock, Chandler, Clarke, Dogtrot, Jackson, Little Hickory Ridge, Mountain Spring, Pleasant Grove, Rector, Roberts, Uno-Paton, Wagner and Wards.

School districts

  • Shoals Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Mitcheltree Township, Martin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  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.