Pierce Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Pierce Township

Township

Location in Washington County

Coordinates: 38°30′40″N 86°03′47″W﻿ / ﻿38.51111°N 86.06306°W﻿ / 38.51111; -86.06306
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Washington
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Land| 35.61 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Water| 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.34%
Elevation

| 804 ft (245 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,504
• Density| 70/sq mi (27/km2)
ZIP codes|

47165, 47167

GNIS feature ID| 0453730

Pierce Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,504 and it contained 1,142 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,048| | —
1900| 1,018| | −2.9%
1910| 1,136| | 11.6%
1920| 1,051| | −7.5%
1930| 1,096| | 4.3%
1940| 1,196| | 9.1%
1950| 1,247| | 4.3%
1960| 1,354| | 8.6%
1970| 1,536| | 13.4%
1980| 1,738| | 13.2%
1990| 1,948| | 12.1%
2000| 2,505| | 28.6%
2010| 2,666| | 6.4%
2020| 2,504| | −6.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## History

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Pierce Township was organized in 1853. It was named for President Franklin Pierce.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2), of which 35.61 square miles (92.2 km2) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.34%) is water.[4]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* New Pekin (west half)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Farabee at 38°33′25″N 86°00′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.557003°N 86.015808°W﻿ / 38.557003; -86.015808
* Shorts Corner at 38°29′59″N 86°06′01″W﻿ / ﻿38.499782°N 86.100255°W﻿ / 38.499782; -86.100255

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Washington Township (north)
* Franklin Township (northeast)
* Polk Township (east)
* Jackson Township (south)
* Howard Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Blue River Church, Mount Pleasant Church, Old Blue River and Wilson.

### Lakes

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* Jordan Lake

## School districts

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* East Washington School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 9th congressional district
* State House District 73
* State Senate District 47

## References

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Notes

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 695.
4. ^ "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.

Bibliography

* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City|

* Salem

Map of Indiana highlighting Washington County

Towns|

* Campbellsburg
* Little York
* Livonia
* New Pekin
* Saltillo

Townships|

* Brown
* Franklin
* Gibson
* Howard
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Monroe
* Pierce
* Polk
* Posey
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Canton
* Fredericksburg
* Hardinsburg
* Martinsburg

Other
communities|

* Bartle
* Becks Mill
* Blue River
* Claysville
* Daisy Hill
* Fairview
* Farabee
* Fayetteville
* Georgetown
* Gooseport
* Haleysburg
* Harristown
* Highland
* Hitchcock
* Kossuth
* Martin Heights
* McKinley
* Millport
* Mount Carmel
* New Liberty
* New Philadelphia
* New Salem
* Old Pekin
* Organ Springs
* Plattsburg
* Prowsville
* Pumpkin Center
* Rosebud
* Rush Creek Valley
* Shorts Corner
* Smedley
* South Boston

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