Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana

Northwest Township
Township
Location in Orange County
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°40′00″N 86°37′00″W / 38.66667°N 86.61667°W / 38.66667; -86.61667
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyOrange
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
30.41 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Land30.3 sq mi (78 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.36%
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
330
 • Density11/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47452, 47469
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID452424

Northwest Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 330 and it contained 183 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890972—
1900878−9.7%
1910794−9.6%
1920703−11.5%
1930581−17.4%
1940570−1.9%
1950407−28.6%
1960350−14.0%
1970326−6.9%
19803435.2%
19903594.7%
2000345−3.9%
20103758.7%
2020330−12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Northwest Township was named from its position in the northwestern corner of Orange County.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.41 square miles (78.8 km2), of which 30.3 square miles (78 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.36%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Faucett, Freeman and Miller.

Major highways

School districts

  • Springs Valley Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 387.
  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.