Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Montgomery Township

Township

Location in Owen County

Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 86°46′23″W﻿ / ﻿39.36694°N 86.77306°W﻿ / 39.36694; -86.77306
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Owen
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 23.55 sq mi (61.0 km2)
• Land| 23.46 sq mi (60.8 km2)
• Water| 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.38%
Elevation

| 709 ft (216 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 1,203
• Density| 51/sq mi (20/km2)
ZIP codes|

47433, 47460, 47868

GNIS feature ID| 453651

Montgomery Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,203 (down from 1,304 at 2010[1]) and it contained 562 housing units.[2]

## History[edit]

Montgomery Township was founded in 1819.[3]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.55 square miles (61.0 km2), of which 23.46 square miles (60.8 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.38%) is water.[1]

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Carp at 39°23′06″N 86°45′39″W﻿ / ﻿39.385046°N 86.76084°W﻿ / 39.385046; -86.76084
* Cuba at 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W﻿ / ﻿39.378101°N 86.798063°W﻿ / 39.378101; -86.798063

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

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloyd, Kaufman and Smith.

### Major highways[edit]

* U.S. Route 231
* Indiana State Road 67

### Lakes[edit]

* Amazon Lake

## School districts[edit]

* Spencer-Owen Community Schools

## Political districts[edit]

* State House District 46
* State Senate District 37

## References[edit]

* "Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 764.

## External links[edit]

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

Places adjacent to Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana

| Jennings Township |
| Taylor Township

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Morgan Township |

Montgomery Township

| Wayne Township
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| Washington Township |

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Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Spencer

Towns|

* Gosport
* Spencer

Map of Indiana highlighting Owen County

Townships|

* Clay
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Jennings
* Lafayette
* Marion
* Montgomery
* Morgan
* Taylor
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Coal City
* Patricksburg

Other
communities|

* Adel
* Alaska‡
* Arney
* Atkinsonville
* Beamer
* Braysville
* Carp
* Cataract
* Cuba
* Cunot
* Daggett
* Denmark
* Devore
* Farmers
* Freedom
* Freeman
* Hancock Corner
* Hickory Corner
* Hubbell
* Jordan
* Lewisville‡
* Marion Mills
* New Hope
* Pottersville
* Quincy
* Romona
* Silex
* Smithville
* Southport
* Stockton
* Vandalia
* Vilas
* Whitehall

Ghost town|

* Wallace Junction

Footnotes|

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

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