Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,545 and it contained 532 housing units.[1]
Oil Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Perry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2) |
| • Land | 66.38 sq mi (171.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.32% |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,545 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453686 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,992 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,907 | −4.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,735 | −9.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,566 | −9.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,348 | −13.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,363 | 1.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,078 | −20.9% | |
| 1960 | 806 | −25.2% | |
| 1970 | 885 | 9.8% | |
| 1980 | 894 | 1.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,639 | 83.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,032 | 24.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,546 | 25.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,545 | 0.0% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
History
editOil Township took its name from Oil Creek.[3]
The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[4]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km2), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[5]
Unincorporated towns
edit- Apalona at 38°09′16″N 86°37′56″W / 38.154504°N 86.632208°W
- Bandon at 38°08′14″N 86°36′01″W / 38.137282°N 86.600262°W
- Branchville at 38°09′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.163672°N 86.579706°W
- Celina at 38°11′17″N 86°36′46″W / 38.188115°N 86.612763°W
- Doolittle Mills at 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.250893°N 86.603041°W
- Oriole at 38°10′08″N 86°30′17″W / 38.168951°N 86.504703°W
- Saint Croix at 38°13′26″N 86°35′11″W / 38.223949°N 86.586374°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.
Major highways
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School districts
editIt is in the Perry Central Community School Corporation.[6]
Prior to 1962, Oil Township had its own high school. The school colors were green and white, and the mascot was the Oilers. That year, it merged into Perry Central High School.[7]
Political districts
edit- State House District 73
- State Senate District 47
References
edit- "Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list
- ^ Blackford, Nathan (July 15, 2014). "School's Out Forever". Evansville Living. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved June 12, 2024.