Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Pike Township

Township

Location in Ohio County

Coordinates: 38°56′01″N 85°04′57″W﻿ / ﻿38.93361°N 85.08250°W﻿ / 38.93361; -85.08250
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Ohio
Organized| 1845
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 18.74 sq mi (48.5 km2)
• Land| 18.74 sq mi (48.5 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 853 ft (260 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 492
• Density| 26/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47018, 47040

Area codes| 812, 930
GNIS feature ID| 453736

Pike Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 200 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 665| | —
1900| 548| | −17.6%
1910| 472| | −13.9%
1920| 448| | −5.1%
1930| 388| | −13.4%
1940| 367| | −5.4%
1950| 358| | −2.5%
1960| 279| | −22.1%
1970| 224| | −19.7%
1980| 332| | 48.2%
1990| 303| | −8.7%
2000| 362| | 19.5%
2010| 527| | 45.6%
2020| 492| | −6.6%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## History

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Pike Township was founded in 1845.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.74 square miles (48.5 km2), all land.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bear Branch at 38°54′46″N 85°04′30″W﻿ / ﻿38.912837°N 85.074953°W﻿ / 38.912837; -85.074953

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Bear Creek Cemeteries, Cooper, Pate and Saint Peters.

## School districts

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* Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools

## Political districts

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* State House District 68
* State Senate District 43

## References

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* "Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 514.
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.

## External links

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

Places adjacent to Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana

| Caesar Creek Township, Dearborn County | Clay Township, Dearborn County | Union Township

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Brown Township, Ripley County |

Pike Township

| Cass Township
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Pleasant Township, Switzerland County |
| Cotton Township, Switzerland County

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Municipalities and communities of Ohio County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rising Sun

City|

* Rising Sun

Map of Indiana highlighting Ohio County

Townships|

* Cass
* Pike
* Randolph
* Union

Unincorporated
communities|

* Aberdeen
* Bear Branch
* Buffalo
* Hartford
* Milton
* Norths Landing

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* United States portal

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