Patoka Township, Dubois County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Patoka Township
Dubois County

Township

Downtown Huntingburg, in Patoka Township

Location of Patoka Township in Dubois County

Coordinates: 38°18′08″N 86°58′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.30222°N 86.98083°W﻿ / 38.30222; -86.98083
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Dubois
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 39.83 sq mi (103.2 km2)
• Land| 39.26 sq mi (101.7 km2)
• Water| 0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation

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| 466 ft (142 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 7,798
• Density| 191.7/sq mi (74.0/km2)
FIPS code| 18-58302[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453708

Patoka Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census its population was 7,527 and it contained 3,056 housing units.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census the township has a total area of 39.83 square miles (103.2 km2), of which 39.26 square miles (101.7 km2) (or 98.57%) is land and 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2) (or 1.43%) is water.[4] Knebel Lake is in this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Huntingburg

### Unincorporated towns

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* Duff

### Adjacent townships

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* Bainbridge Township (northeast)
* Jackson Township (east)
* Ferdinand Township (southeast)
* Cass Township (south)
* Lockhart Township, Pike County (west)
* Madison Township (northwest)
* Marion Township, Pike County (northwest)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 231
* Indiana State Road 64
* Indiana State Road 161

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: Central, Fairmount and Mayo.

## 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. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Patoka Township, Dubois County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Dubois County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Jasper

Cities|

* Huntingburg
* Jasper

Map of Indiana highlighting Dubois County

Towns|

* Birdseye
* Ferdinand
* Holland

Townships|

* Bainbridge
* Boone
* Cass
* Columbia
* Ferdinand
* Hall
* Harbison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Marion
* Patoka

CDPs|

* Bretzville
* Celestine
* Dubois
* Haysville
* Ireland
* Saint Anthony
* Schnellville

Other
communities|

* Crystal
* Cuzco
* Dubois Crossroads
* Duff
* Hillham
* Johnsburg
* Kellerville
* Kyana
* Maltersville
* Mentor
* Millersport
* Norton‡
* Portersville
* Saint Henry
* Saint Marks
* Thales
* Zoar‡

Ghost town|

* Ellsworth

Footnotes|

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

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