Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Laughery Township

Township

Coordinates: 39°15′07″N 85°15′14″W﻿ / ﻿39.25194°N 85.25389°W﻿ / 39.25194; -85.25389
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Ripley
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 25.97 sq mi (67.3 km2)
• Land| 25.85 sq mi (67.0 km2)
• Water| 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

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| 906 ft (276 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 5,090
• Density| 200/sq mi (76/km2)
Area code| 812
FIPS code| 18-42336[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453542

Laughery Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,090 (up from 4,736 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,108 housing units.[4]

Laughery Township took its name from Laughery Creek.[5]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 2,101| | —
1900| 2,459| | 17.0%
1910| 2,883| | 17.2%
1920| 3,082| | 6.9%
1930| 3,464| | 12.4%
1940| 3,754| | 8.4%
1950| 3,902| | 3.9%
1960| 4,148| | 6.3%
1970| 4,231| | 2.0%
1980| 4,357| | 3.0%
1990| 4,441| | 1.9%
2000| 4,581| | 3.2%
2010| 4,736| | 3.4%
2020| 5,090| | 7.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.97 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.85 square miles (67.0 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]

### Cities and towns

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* Batesville (partial)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Ballstown
* Cross Roads
* Laugheryville

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. "The name is for Laughery Creek via Laughery Township..."
6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Places adjacent to Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana

| Salt Creek Township, Decatur County | Ray Township, Franklin County |

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Jackson Township |

Laughery Township

| Adams Township
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| Delaware Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Ripley County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Versailles

City|

* Batesville‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Ripley County

Towns|

* Holton
* Milan
* Napoleon
* Osgood
* Sunman
* Versailles

Townships|

* Adams
* Brown
* Center
* Delaware
* Franklin
* Jackson
* Johnson
* Laughery
* Otter Creek
* Shelby
* Washington

CDPs|

* Cross Plains
* Delaware
* Elrod
* Morris
* New Marion
* Penntown
* Pierceville

Other
communities|

* Ballstown
* Behlmer Corner
* Benham
* Clinton
* Correct
* Cross Roads
* Dabney
* Dewberry
* Friendship
* Haney Corner
* Jackson
* Jolleyville
* Laugheryville
* Lookout
* Negangards Corner
* New Carrollton
* Old Milan
* Olean
* Otter Village
* Prattsburg
* Rexville
* Spades
* Stringtown
* Stumpke Corner

Ghost town|

* Saint Magdalen

Footnotes|

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

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