Lane Township, Warrick County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°12′19″N 87°10′55″W / 38.20528°N 87.18194°W / 38.20528; -87.18194 (2020)[1]
47523, 47601, 47619, 47637
Lane Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 281 and it contained 119 housing units.[2]
History
Lane Township was formed out of Owen Township in 1859.[3] The township was named for Joseph Lane, a state legislator.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.95 square miles (62.0 km2), of which 23.51 square miles (60.9 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.80%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Hemenway at 38°12′14″N 87°08′04″W / 38.20394°N 87.134447°W / 38.20394; -87.134447
- Jockey at 38°10′42″N 87°09′48″W / 38.178383°N 87.163336°W / 38.178383; -87.163336
- Scalesville at 38°12′09″N 87°12′22″W / 38.20255°N 87.206116°W / 38.20255; -87.206116
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Lockhart Township, Pike County (northeast)
- Pigeon Township (east)
- Owen Township (south)
- Hart Township (west)
- Monroe Township, Pike County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Ashby and Ebenezer.
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
References
- Sources
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- Notes
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lane Township, Warrick County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 31.
- ^ Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 19.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
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Municipalities and communities of Warrick County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Boonville
communities
- Ash Iron Springs
- Baugh City
- Bullocktown
- Center
- Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville
- Eames
- Eby
- Fisherville
- Graham Valley
- Greenbrier
- Heilman
- Hemenway
- Hillcrest Terrace
- Jarretts
- Jockey
- Millersburg
- New Hope
- Paradise
- Pelzer
- Red Bush
- Rolling Acres
- Rosebud
- Rustic Hills
- Saint John
- Scalesville
- Selvin
- Stanley
- Stevenson
- Turpin Hill
- Vanada
- Victoria
- Wheatonville
- Yankeetown
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