en Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana

Oregon Township
Oregon Township
Township
	Location of Oregon Township in Clark County
	Coordinates: 38°33′02″N 85°38′28″W / 38.55056°N 85.64111°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2)
• Land	31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,753
• Density	56.9/sq mi (22.0/km2)
FIPS code	18-56898
GNIS feature ID	453693

Oregon Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 692 housing units.^[4]

History

Oregon Township was organized in 1852.^[5] Oregon Township was purportedly so named because at the time of the township's organization, it was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote as the Oregon Territory.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.27 square miles (81.0 km²), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km²) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) (or 0.61%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Marysville
New Market

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

Adjacent townships

Lexington Township, Scott County (north)
Washington Township (east)
Owen Township (southeast)
Charlestown Township (south)
Monroe Township (west)
Vienna Township, Scott County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: Beswick (aka Walnut Hill), Covert, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Goben, Hebron, Kern, Otisco, New Market Christian Church, New Market Presbyterian Church (aka Mt. Vernon), Sawmill Road, States, and Webb Farm.^[7]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 14.
^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 369.
^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2020_Census-2] "Census Bureau profile: Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[census-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.

[5] Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 14.

[6] History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 369.

[7] Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.

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Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana