Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana

Stampers Creek Township
Township
The Lynd School, a historic site in the township

Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°32′20″N 86°20′59″W / 38.53889°N 86.34972°W / 38.53889; -86.34972Coordinates: 38°32′20″N 86°20′59″W / 38.53889°N 86.34972°W / 38.53889; -86.34972
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Orange
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 28.51 sq mi (73.8 km2)
 • Land 28.45 sq mi (73.7 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.18%
Elevation 778 ft (237 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 954
 • Density 33.5/sq mi (12.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 47125, 47452, 47454
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453870

Stampers Creek Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 954 and it contained 386 housing units.[1]

History

Stampers Creek Township took its name from Stampers Creek.[2]

Lynd School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.51 square miles (73.8 km2), of which 28.45 square miles (73.7 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Copelin and Danners.

Major highways

School districts

  • Paoli Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. 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.
  2. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 405.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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