Wood Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′25″N 85°55′45″W / 38.45694°N 85.92917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 38.97 sq mi (100.9 km2) |
• Land | 38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,766 |
• Density | 70.7/sq mi (27.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-85166 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 454063 |
Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units. [4]
Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.97 square miles (100.9 km2), of which 38.83 square miles (100.6 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.33%) is water. [4] It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood. [6]
Wood Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°27′25″N 85°55′45″W / 38.45694°N 85.92917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 38.97 sq mi (100.9 km2) |
• Land | 38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,766 |
• Density | 70.7/sq mi (27.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-85166 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 454063 |
Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units. [4]
Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler. [5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.97 square miles (100.9 km2), of which 38.83 square miles (100.6 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.33%) is water. [4] It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood. [6]