Anderson Township, Warrick County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Anderson Township
Warrick County

Township

Ohio River shoreline at the Yankeetown site

Location in Warrick County

Coordinates: 37°56′00″N 87°18′09″W﻿ / ﻿37.93333°N 87.30250°W﻿ / 37.93333; -87.30250
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Warrick
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 22.13 sq mi (57.3 km2)
• Land| 20.72 sq mi (53.7 km2)
• Water| 1.41 sq mi (3.7 km2)  6.37%
Elevation

| 427 ft (130 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total| 1,191
• Density| 61.5/sq mi (23.7/km2)
ZIP codes|

47601, 47630

GNIS feature ID| 453090

Anderson Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,274 and it contained 500 housing units.[2]

## History

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Southern Anderson Township is the location of the Yankeetown site, an important archaeological site from the Woodland and Mississippian periods.[3]

Anderson Township was established in 1813.[4] The township was named for Bailey Anderson, a pioneer settler.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.13 square miles (57.3 km2), of which 20.72 square miles (53.7 km2) (or 93.63%) is land and 1.41 square miles (3.7 km2) (or 6.37%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Newburgh (east edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Dayville at 37°57′15″N 87°19′20″W﻿ / ﻿37.954212°N 87.322228°W﻿ / 37.954212; -87.322228
* Red Brush at 37°56′18″N 87°16′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.938379°N 87.271948°W﻿ / 37.938379; -87.271948
* Vanada at 37°55′56″N 87°21′52″W﻿ / ﻿37.932267°N 87.364451°W﻿ / 37.932267; -87.364451
* Yankeetown at 37°55′03″N 87°17′52″W﻿ / ﻿37.917546°N 87.297782°W﻿ / 37.917546; -87.297782

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Boon Township (north)
* Luce Township, Spencer County (east)
* Ohio Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Bates Hill Cemetery.

### Rivers

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* Ohio River

### Lakes

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* Collins Lake

## School districts

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* Warrick County School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 8th congressional district
* State House District 74
* State House District 78
* State Senate District 47
* State Senate District 50

## References

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* "Anderson Township, Warrick County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Anderson Township, Warrick County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Curry, Hilda J. Archaeological Notes on Warrick County Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1954, 13.
4. ^ Barr, Arvil Sylvester (1915). A History of Warrick County, Indiana, Prior to 1820, Including a Sketch of Methodism in the County Down to 1850. Indiana University. p. 17.
5. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 23.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Warrick County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Boonville

City|

* Boonville

Map of Indiana highlighting Warrick County

Towns|

* Chandler
* Elberfeld
* Lynnville
* Newburgh
* Tennyson

Townships|

* Anderson
* Boon
* Campbell
* Greer
* Hart
* Lane
* Ohio
* Owen
* Pigeon
* Skelton

CDP|

* Folsomville

Other
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

Ghost towns|

Loafers Station

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