Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Polk Township

Township

Location in Washington County

Coordinates: 38°31′43″N 85°56′38″W﻿ / ﻿38.52861°N 85.94389°W﻿ / 38.52861; -85.94389
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Washington
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land| 35.84 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water| 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.42%
Elevation

| 768 ft (234 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,708
• Density| 75/sq mi (29/km2)
ZIP codes|

47106, 47126, 47165, 47167

GNIS feature ID| 0453757

Polk Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,708 and it contained 1,084 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 919| | —
1900| 1,111| | 20.9%
1910| 1,035| | −6.8%
1920| 986| | −4.7%
1930| 1,092| | 10.8%
1940| 1,236| | 13.2%
1950| 1,177| | −4.8%
1960| 1,362| | 15.7%
1970| 1,384| | 1.6%
1980| 1,682| | 21.5%
1990| 1,863| | 10.8%
2000| 2,394| | 28.5%
2010| 2,626| | 9.7%
2020| 2,708| | 3.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.99 square miles (93.2 km2), of which 35.84 square miles (92.8 km2) (or 99.58%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.42%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* New Pekin (east half)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Bartle at 38°33′37″N 85°53′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.560338°N 85.887470°W﻿ / 38.560338; -85.887470
* Blue River at 38°31′48″N 85°56′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.530060°N 85.939416°W﻿ / 38.530060; -85.939416
* Daisy Hill at 38°30′22″N 85°56′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.506172°N 85.939416°W﻿ / 38.506172; -85.939416
* Old Pekin at 38°29′50″N 86°00′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.497282°N 86.003307°W﻿ / 38.497282; -86.003307

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Franklin Township (north)
* Finley Township, Scott County (northeast)
* Monroe Township, Clark County (east)
* Wood Township, Clark County (south)
* Jackson Township (southwest)
* Pierce Township (west)
* Washington Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Mead, Mount Pleasant and Tash.

## 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 45

## References

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

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ "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 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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