Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Howard Township

Township

Location in Parke County

Coordinates: 39°54′11″N 87°07′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.90306°N 87.13278°W﻿ / 39.90306; -87.13278
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Parke
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 23.82 sq mi (61.7 km2)
• Land| 23.75 sq mi (61.5 km2)
• Water| 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.29%
Elevation

[1]

| 705 ft (215 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 382
• Density| 16/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47859, 47872, 47989

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453420

Howard Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 382 and it contained 162 housing units.[2] The township includes the western end of Shades State Park and the southeast quarter of Turkey Run State Park.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 666| | —
1900| 611| | −8.3%
1910| 473| | −22.6%
1920| 449| | −5.1%
1930| 339| | −24.5%
1940| 368| | 8.6%
1950| 314| | −14.7%
1960| 272| | −13.4%
1970| 204| | −25.0%
1980| 226| | 10.8%
1990| 244| | 8.0%
2000| 324| | 32.8%
2010| 341| | 5.2%
2020| 382| | 12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## History

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Howard Township was established about 1855, and named for General Howard, an early settler.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.82 square miles (61.7 km2), of which 23.75 square miles (61.5 km2) (or 99.71%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.29%) is water.[5]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Banner Mills at 39°55′58″N 87°06′04″W﻿ / ﻿39.932821°N 87.101121°W﻿ / 39.932821; -87.101121
* Byron at 39°54′13″N 87°06′20″W﻿ / ﻿39.903654°N 87.105566°W﻿ / 39.903654; -87.105566

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

### Cemeteries

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.The township contains Lough Cemetery and Wolf Creek Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 47

## School districts

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* North Central Parke Community School Corporation[6]
* Formerly: Turkey Run Community School Corporation

## Political districts

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* State House District 41
* State Senate District 38

## References

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* "Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 185.
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.
6. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Parke County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. \- Text list

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Howard Township

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Places adjacent to Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana

|  | Jackson Township, Fountain County | Ripley Township, Montgomery County

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|  |
Sugar Creek Township |

Howard Township

| Brown Township, Montgomery County
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Penn Township
Washington Township |
| Greene Township

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Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rockville

Towns|

* Bloomingdale
* Marshall
* Mecca
* Montezuma
* Rockville
* Rosedale

Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County

Townships|

* Adams
* Florida
* Greene
* Howard
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Penn
* Raccoon
* Reserve
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Bridgeton
* Judson
* Lyford

Other
communities|

* Alma Lake
* Annapolis
* Arabia
* Armiesburg
* Banner Mills
* Bellmore
* Bethany
* Byron
* Catlin
* Cincinnati
* Coloma
* Coxville
* Diamond
* Ferndale
* Grange Corner
* Guion
* Hollandsburg
* Howard
* Hudnut
* Jessup
* Keytsville‡
* Klondyke
* Leatherwood
* Lena
* Lodi
* Lusks Mills
* Madalline
* Mansfield
* Milligan
* Minshall
* New Discovery
* Numa
* Nyesville
* Parkeville
* Piattsville
* Pin Hook
* Rockport
* Smockville
* Snow Hill
* Stumptown
* Superior
* Sylvania
* Tangier
* Vivalia‡
* West Atherton
* West Melcher
* West Union

Ghost town|

* Coke Oven Hollow

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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