Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Clark Township
Township

Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°54′21″N 86°45′30″W / 39.90583°N 86.75833°W / 39.90583; -86.75833Coordinates: 39°54′21″N 86°45′30″W / 39.90583°N 86.75833°W / 39.90583; -86.75833
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Montgomery
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 36.31 sq mi (94.0 km2)
 • Land 36.29 sq mi (94.0 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation[1] 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,841
 • Density 50.7/sq mi (19.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 46172, 47954, 47968
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 453202

Clark Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,841 and it contained 812 housing units.[2]

Clark Township was founded in 1830.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Harshbarger, Hicks, Inlow, Mount Pleasant, Stoner and Wesley.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Morrison Lake

Education

  • South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Clark Township residents are served by the Ladoga-Clark Township Public Library.[4]

Political districts

References

  • "Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. p. 443.
  4. ↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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