Lane Township, Warrick County, Indiana
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Lane Township Warrick County |
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Township | |
Location in Warrick County Location in Warrick County |
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Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warrick |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 23.95 sq mi (62.0 km2) |
• Land | 23.51 sq mi (60.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.80% |
Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 281 |
• Density | 12/sq mi (5/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47523, 47601, 47619, 47637 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453541 |
Lane Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 281 and it contained 119 housing units.[1]
Contents
History
Lane Township was formed out of Owen Township in 1859.[2] The township was named for Joseph Lane, a state legislator.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.95 square miles (62.0 km2), of which 23.51 square miles (60.9 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.80%) is water.[1]
Unincorporated towns
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- Jockey at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Scalesville 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.)
Adjacent townships
- Lockhart Township, Pike County (northeast)
- Pigeon Township (east)
- Owen Township (south)
- Hart Township (west)
- Monroe Township, Pike County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Ashby and Ebenezer.
School districts
- Warrick County School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
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