Wabash Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Wabash Township
Gibson County

Township

Location within Gibson County

Coordinates: 38°16′15″N 87°52′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.27083°N 87.87111°W﻿ / 38.27083; -87.87111
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Gibson
Township Seat| (None)
Owensville in Montgomery Township serves as seat.
Settlements| Crawleyville
Jimtown
School District| South Gibson School Corporation
Named for| Wabash River
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 37.99 sq mi (98.4 km2)
• Land| 35.5 sq mi (92 km2)
• Water| 2.49 sq mi (6.4 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 381 ft (116 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 52
• Density| 1.4/sq mi (0.53/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

47665, 47616, 47633

Area code| 812
FIPS code| 18-79298[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453964
One of only two townships without a ZIP code of its own. One of only two townships without a township seat.

Wabash Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52 (up from 30 at 2010[3]) and it contained 22 housing units.[4] Wabash Township has no organized seat within the township, as the only settlement is in two river camps Crawleyville and Jimtown. The township seat is Owensville, in Montgomery Township. This area is occasionally referred to as the "Tail of Gibson County", owing to its shape and position within the county. Nevertheless, the township is a panhandle of Gibson County, bordered by the Wabash River to the north, northwest, west, and in some parts, east, even southeast, and by Posey County to the south.

Wabash Township was established in 1838, and named from the Wabash River.[5]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 802| | —
1900| 1,076| | 34.2%
1910| 951| | −11.6%
1920| 647| | −32.0%
1930| 437| | −32.5%
1940| 563| | 28.8%
1950| 299| | −46.9%
1960| 209| | −30.1%
1970| 139| | −33.5%
1980| 88| | −36.7%
1990| 55| | −37.5%
2000| 44| | −20.0%
2010| 30| | −31.8%
2020| 52| | 73.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.99 square miles (98.4 km2), of which 35.5 square miles (92 km2) (or 93.45%) is land and 2.49 square miles (6.4 km2) (or 6.55%) is water.[3] Lakes in this township include Foote Pond and Goose Pond.

### Unincorporated towns

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* Crawleyville
* Hickory Ridge
* Jimtown

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

### Adjacent townships and precincts

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Gibson County

* Montgomery Township (East)

Posey County

* Robb Township (Southeast)
* Bethel Township (Southwest)

Wabash County, IL

* Coffee Precinct (Northeast)
* Compton Precinct (Northwest)

White County, IL

* Gray Township (West)

## Education

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Wabash Township is served by the South Gibson School Corporation, although optional attendance is available for the MSD of North Posey.

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ 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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
5. ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 382.
6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Princeton

Cities|

* Princeton
* Oakland City

Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County

Towns|

* Fort Branch
* Francisco
* Haubstadt
* Hazleton
* Mackey
* Owensville
* Patoka
* Somerville

Townships|

* Barton
* Center
* Columbia
* Johnson
* Montgomery
* Patoka
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* White River

CDPs|

* Buckskin
* Johnson

Other
communities|

* Crawleyville
* Dongola
* Douglas
* Durham
* East Mount Carmel
* Giro
* Gudgel
* King
* Lyles Station
* McGary
* Mount Olympus
* Mounts
* Oatsville‡
* Saint James
* Skelton
* Snake Run
* Warrenton
* Wheeling
* White River

Ghost town|

* Port Gibson

Footnotes|

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

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