Oregon Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°33′02″N 85°38′28″W / 38.55056°N 85.64111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2) |
• Land | 31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,753 |
• Density | 56.9/sq mi (22.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-56898 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453693 |
Oregon Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 692 housing units. [4]
Oregon Township was organized in 1852. [5] Oregon Township was purportedly so named because at the time of the township's organization, it was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote as the Oregon Territory. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.27 square miles (81.0 km2), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.61%) is water. [4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains several cemeteries: Beswick (aka Walnut Hill), Covert, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Goben, Hebron, Kern, Otisco, New Market Christian Church, New Market Presbyterian Church (aka Mt. Vernon), Sawmill Road, States, and Webb Farm. [7]
Oregon Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°33′02″N 85°38′28″W / 38.55056°N 85.64111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2) |
• Land | 31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,753 |
• Density | 56.9/sq mi (22.0/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-56898 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453693 |
Oregon Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 692 housing units. [4]
Oregon Township was organized in 1852. [5] Oregon Township was purportedly so named because at the time of the township's organization, it was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote as the Oregon Territory. [6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.27 square miles (81.0 km2), of which 31.08 square miles (80.5 km2) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) (or 0.61%) is water. [4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains several cemeteries: Beswick (aka Walnut Hill), Covert, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Goben, Hebron, Kern, Otisco, New Market Christian Church, New Market Presbyterian Church (aka Mt. Vernon), Sawmill Road, States, and Webb Farm. [7]