Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Rich Grove Township

Township

Location in Pulaski County

Coordinates: 41°07′41″N 86°45′24″W﻿ / ﻿41.12806°N 86.75667°W﻿ / 41.12806; -86.75667
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Pulaski
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Land| 36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 686 ft (209 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 858
• Density| 24/sq mi (9.1/km2)
ZIP codes|

46366, 46996, 47957

GNIS feature ID| 453788

Rich Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 858 and it contained 353 housing units.[1]

Rich Grove Township was organized in 1854.[2]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 521| | —
1900| 689| | 32.2%
1910| 747| | 8.4%
1920| 738| | −1.2%
1930| 662| | −10.3%
1940| 717| | 8.3%
1950| 866| | 20.8%
1960| 834| | −3.7%
1970| 852| | 2.2%
1980| 811| | −4.8%
1990| 722| | −11.0%
2000| 887| | 22.9%
2010| 921| | 3.8%
2020| 858| | −6.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.22 square miles (93.8 km2), all land.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Denham at 41°09′07″N 86°42′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.151985°N 86.713625°W﻿ / 41.151985; -86.713625

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Wayne Township, Starke County (north)
* California Township, Starke County (northeast)
* Franklin Township (east)
* Monroe Township (southeast)
* Jefferson Township (south)
* White Post Township (southwest)
* Cass Township (west)
* Railroad Township, Starke County (northwest)

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 39

## Education

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* North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation

Rich Grove Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 2nd congressional district
* State House District 20
* State Senate District 5

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
2. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 616.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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.
5. ^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Places adjacent to Rich Grove Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

| Railroad Township, Starke County | Wayne Township, Starke County | California Township, Starke County

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Cass Township |

Rich Grove Township

| Franklin Township
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White Post Township | Jefferson Township | Monroe Township

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Municipalities and communities of Pulaski County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Winamac

Towns|

* Francesville
* Medaryville
* Monterey
* Winamac

Map of Indiana highlighting Pulaski County

Townships|

* Beaver
* Cass
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Indian Creek
* Jefferson
* Monroe
* Rich Grove
* Salem
* Tippecanoe
* Van Buren
* White Post

CDPs|

* Lake Bruce‡
* Pulaski
* Star City

Other
communities|

* Beardstown
* Clarks
* Denham
* Lakeside
* Lawton
* Radioville
* Ripley
* Thornhope
* Vanmeter Park

Footnotes|

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

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