Ohio Township, Crawford County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Ohio Township

Township

Location of Ohio Township in Crawford County

Coordinates: 38°11′57″N 86°24′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.19917°N 86.41583°W﻿ / 38.19917; -86.41583
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Crawford
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 30.73 sq mi (79.6 km2)
• Land| 30.1 sq mi (78 km2)
• Water| 0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 594 ft (181 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 653
• Density| 21/sq mi (8.2/km2)
Zip Code|

47118

Zip Code|

47137

FIPS code| 18-56142[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453683

Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 653 and it contained 329 housing units.[3]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,199| | —
1900| 1,133| | −5.5%
1910| 883| | −22.1%
1920| 774| | −12.3%
1930| 683| | −11.8%
1940| 794| | 16.3%
1950| 555| | −30.1%
1960| 490| | −11.7%
1970| 467| | −4.7%
1980| 508| | 8.8%
1990| 568| | 11.8%
2000| 689| | 21.3%
2010| 742| | 7.7%
2020| 653| | −12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.73 square miles (79.6 km2), of which 30.1 square miles (78 km2) (or 97.95%) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2) (or 2.02%) is water.[5]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Artist Point
* Beechwood
* Cape Sandy
* Fredonia
* Jericho
* Riddle
* Schooler Point Landing
* Switzer Crossroads

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Sterling Township (north)
* Jennings Township (northeast)
* Harrison Township, Harrison County (east)
* Boone Township (southwest)
* Oil Township, Perry County (west)
* Union Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Interstate 64
* Indiana State Road 62

### Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery, Wiseman.

## References

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* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ohio Township, Crawford County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Indiana, United States

County seat: English

Towns|

* Alton
* English
* Leavenworth
* Marengo
* Milltown‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Crawford County

Townships|

* Boone
* Jennings
* Johnson
* Liberty
* Ohio
* Patoka
* Sterling
* Union
* Whiskey Run

CDPs|

* Eckerty
* Grantsburg
* Taswell

Other
communities|

* Beechwood
* Brownstown
* Cape Sandy
* Curby
* Fredonia
* Hogtown
* Magnolia
* Mifflin
* Riddle
* Sulphur
* Sulphur Springs
* Temple
* West Fork
* Wickliffe
* Wyandotte

Footnotes|

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

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