Gibson Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Gibson Township

Township

Location in Washington County

Coordinates: 38°42′26″N 85°57′02″W﻿ / ﻿38.70722°N 85.95056°W﻿ / 38.70722; -85.95056
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Washington
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 51.13 sq mi (132.4 km2)
• Land| 50.97 sq mi (132.0 km2)
• Water| 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.31%
Elevation

| 545 ft (166 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,105
• Density| 22/sq mi (8.3/km2)
ZIP codes|

47139, 47167, 47170

GNIS feature ID| 0453329

Gibson Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,105 and it contained 491 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,680| | —
1900| 1,697| | 1.0%
1910| 1,290| | −24.0%
1920| 1,119| | −13.3%
1930| 875| | −21.8%
1940| 1,033| | 18.1%
1950| 971| | −6.0%
1960| 1,001| | 3.1%
1970| 911| | −9.0%
1980| 917| | 0.7%
1990| 967| | 5.5%
2000| 1,207| | 24.8%
2010| 1,176| | −2.6%
2020| 1,105| | −6.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.13 square miles (132.4 km2), of which 50.97 square miles (132.0 km2) (or 99.69%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (or 0.31%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Little York

### Unincorporated towns

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* Georgetown at 38°38′54″N 85°59′54″W﻿ / ﻿38.648391°N 85.998309°W﻿ / 38.648391; -85.998309
* Gooseport at 38°42′36″N 85°56′27″W﻿ / ﻿38.710057°N 85.940807°W﻿ / 38.710057; -85.940807
* Pumpkin Center at 38°42′15″N 85°57′02″W﻿ / ﻿38.704224°N 85.95053°W﻿ / 38.704224; -85.95053

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County (north)
* Vernon Township, Jackson County (northeast)
* Finley Township, Scott County (southeast)
* Franklin Township (south)
* Washington Township (southwest)
* Monroe Township (west)

## School districts

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* Salem Community Schools

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 9th congressional district
* State House District 73
* State Senate District 45

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City|

* Salem

Map of Indiana highlighting Washington County

Towns|

* Campbellsburg
* Little York
* Livonia
* New Pekin
* Saltillo

Townships|

* Brown
* Franklin
* Gibson
* Howard
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Monroe
* Pierce
* Polk
* Posey
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Canton
* Fredericksburg
* Hardinsburg
* Martinsburg

Other
communities|

* Bartle
* Becks Mill
* Blue River
* Claysville
* Daisy Hill
* Fairview
* Farabee
* Fayetteville
* Georgetown
* Gooseport
* Haleysburg
* Harristown
* Highland
* Hitchcock
* Kossuth
* Martin Heights
* McKinley
* Millport
* Mount Carmel
* New Liberty
* New Philadelphia
* New Salem
* Old Pekin
* Organ Springs
* Plattsburg
* Prowsville
* Pumpkin Center
* Rosebud
* Rush Creek Valley
* Shorts Corner
* Smedley
* South Boston

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