Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana

Carr Township
Township

Location of Carr Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°26′46″N 85°50′11″W / 38.44611°N 85.83639°W / 38.44611; -85.83639Coordinates: 38°26′46″N 85°50′11″W / 38.44611°N 85.83639°W / 38.44611; -85.83639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clark
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2)
 • Land 26.36 sq mi (68.3 km2)
 • Water 0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 499 ft (152 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,452
 • Density 130.9/sq mi (50.5/km2)
FIPS code 18-10432[2]
GNIS feature ID 453158

Carr Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,452 and it contained 1,378 housing units.[3]

History

Carr Township was organized in 1854.[4] It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2), of which 26.36 square miles (68.3 km2) (or 98.03%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.97%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains Several cemeteries: Adkins, Allen (aka Jenkins), Hagest (aka Keibler and Hitch), Hickory Grove, Merrill-Ward, Miller, St. John the Baptist Catholic, Stone Grave at Deam Lake, and Wagner.[6]

References

  • "Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ↑ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 327.
  5. ↑ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 20–22.
  6. ↑ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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