Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana
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Robb Township | |
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 Cornfields near Poseyville | |
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| Coordinates: 38°10′39″N 87°49′38″W / 38.17750°N 87.82722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Posey |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.35 sq mi (96.73 km2) |
| • Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,743 |
| • Density | 47/sq mi (18/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-65052[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453805 |
Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,072 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,109 | 1.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,042 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,071 | 1.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,892 | −8.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,027 | 7.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,112 | 4.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,821 | −13.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,933 | 6.2% | |
| 1980 | 2,167 | 12.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,009 | −7.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,074 | 3.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,881 | −9.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,743 | −7.3% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[4] | |||
History
[edit]Robb Township was organized in 1817.[5] The township was named for the Robb family of pioneer settlers.[6]
Towns
[edit]Unincorporated Places
[edit]Education
[edit]It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County,[7] which operates North Posey High School.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 79.
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 282.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
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[edit]Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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