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Oregon Township, Clark County, Indiana

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Oregon Township
Township
Location of Oregon Township in Clark County
Location of Oregon Township in Clark County
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClark
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
31.27 sq mi (81.0 km2)
 • Land31.08 sq mi (80.5 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
666 ft (203 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,769
 • Density56.9/sq mi (22.0/km2)
FIPS code18-56898[2]
GNIS feature ID453693

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.[3]

History

Oregon Township was organized in 1852.[4] 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.[5]

Geography

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.[3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

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. [6]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. p. 14.
  5. ^ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p. 369.
  6. ^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". http://www.usgennet.org/. USGenNet. Retrieved 7 September 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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