Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Clark 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 74.84 sq mi (193.8 km2)
 • Land 74.59 sq mi (193.2 km2)
 • Water 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.35%
Elevation 558 ft (170 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,180
 • Density 15.8/sq mi (6.1/km2)
ZIP codes 47118, 47513, 47515, 47532, 47576, 47577, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453203

Clark Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,180 and it contained 544 housing units.[1]

History

Clark Township was named for Robert Clark, a pioneer settler.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 74.84 square miles (193.8 km2), of which 74.59 square miles (193.2 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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  • Bristow at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Fosters Ridge at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Kitterman Corners at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Saint Josephs Shrine at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Sassafras at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Siberia at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Uniontown 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 fourteen cemeteries: Beard, Comstock, Crooks Thom, Enlow, Fox Ridge, Hobbs, Lanman, Lasher, Mount Pleasant, Sigler, Sigler, Stapleton, Taylor and Tenn Beard.

Major highways

School districts

  • Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

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

References

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External links

 Ferdinand Township, Dubois County Jefferson Township, Dubois County Johnson Township, Crawford County
Harrison Township, Spencer County Oil Township
  Clark Township  
Anderson Township Leopold Township
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