Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Anderson Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Location in Perry County
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Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 59.5 sq mi (154 km2)
 • Land 59.44 sq mi (153.9 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.10%
Elevation 410 ft (125 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,557
 • Density 26.2/sq mi (10.1/km2)
ZIP codes 47515, 47520, 47577, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453088

Anderson Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,557 and it contained 644 housing units.[1]

History

Anderson Township was named after the Anderson River.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.5 square miles (154 km2), of which 59.44 square miles (153.9 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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  • Lilly Dale at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Ranger at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Avery, Covey, Davis, Dodson, Frakes, Hammack, Hicks, Mackey, Niles, Nixon, Richards, Slaughter and Terry.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Perry County Municipal Airport

Lakes

  • Saddle Lake

School districts

  • Perry Central Community School Corporation
  • Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation

Political districts

  • State House District 73
  • State House District 74
  • State Senate District 47

References

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External links

 Harrison Township, Spencer County Clark Township Leopold Township
Huff Township, Spencer County Union Township
  Anderson Township  
Troy Township Tobin Township
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