Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana

Stampers Creek Township
Township
The Lynd School, a historic site in the township
The Lynd School, a historic site in the township
Location in Orange County
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°32′20″N 86°20′59″W / 38.53889°N 86.34972°W / 38.53889; -86.34972
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyOrange
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
28.51 sq mi (73.8 km2)
 • Land28.45 sq mi (73.7 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.18%
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,037
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47125, 47452, 47454
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID453870

Stampers Creek Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,037 and it contained 384 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,001—
19001,0272.6%
1910893−13.0%
1920740−17.1%
1930656−11.4%
19406661.5%
19506934.1%
1960680−1.9%
1970618−9.1%
198079528.6%
19908456.3%
200095913.5%
2010954−0.5%
20201,0378.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Stampers Creek Township took its name from Stampers Creek.[3]

Lynd School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.51 square miles (73.8 km2), of which 28.45 square miles (73.7 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[5]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Copelin and Danners.

Major highways

School districts

  • Paoli Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Stampers Creek 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. p. 405.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "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.