Pershing Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,354 and it contained 600 housing units.[1]
Pershing Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°00′01″N 86°07′30″W / 39.00028°N 86.12500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Jackson |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.86 sq mi (79.9 km2) |
• Land | 30.66 sq mi (79.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.65% |
Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,354 |
• Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453728 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 947 | — | |
1930 | 956 | 1.0% | |
1940 | 937 | −2.0% | |
1950 | 1,018 | 8.6% | |
1960 | 1,114 | 9.4% | |
1970 | 1,173 | 5.3% | |
1980 | 1,296 | 10.5% | |
1990 | 1,380 | 6.5% | |
2000 | 1,386 | 0.4% | |
2010 | 1,394 | 0.6% | |
2020 | 1,354 | −2.9% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
History
editThe Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.86 square miles (79.9 km2), of which 30.66 square miles (79.4 km2) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 0.65%) is water.[4] Lakes in this township include Beck Pond, Buckskin Pond, Fox Pond and Scholl Pond. The streams of Cross Branch and Runt Run run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
editExtinct towns
edit- Bald Knobs
Adjacent townships
edit- Jackson Township, Bartholomew County (northeast)
- Hamilton Township (east)
- Brownstown Township (southeast)
- Owen Township (southwest)
- Salt Creek Township (west)
- Van Buren Township, Brown County (northwest)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains three cemeteries: Lucas, Spraytown and Waggoner.
Major highways
editReferences
edit- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.