Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana

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Mound Township
Township
Location of Mound Township in Warren County
Location of Mound Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Location of Indiana in the United States
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Country United States
State Indiana
County Warren
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 16.79 sq mi (43.5 km2)
 • Land 16.57 sq mi (42.9 km2)
 • Water 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  1.31%
Elevation 633 ft (193 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 418
 • Density 25.2/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 0453656

Mound Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2010 census, its population was 418 and it contained 183 housing units.[1]

History

Mound Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 16.79 square miles (43.5 km2), of which 16.57 square miles (42.9 km2) (or 98.69%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 1.31%) is water.[1] The town of Foster is located just north of U.S. Route 136, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the township's southwestern border. The town of Baltimore thrived on the banks of the Wabash River in the early 19th century, but no longer exists. The streams of Kitchen Creek and Possum Run run through the township.

File:Map of Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.svg
Map of Mound Township

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Baltimore,[3] Rodgers[4] and Upper Mound.[5]

Transportation

U.S. Route 136 runs across the south part of the township, connecting Danville, Illinois to the west with Covington to the east.[6] Indiana State Road 63 runs from north to south in the eastern part of the township;[7] its child route of Indiana State Road 263 joins State Road 63 just north of the intersection with U.S. Route 136.[8] The 6-mile (10 km) Vermilion Valley Railroad serves the Flex-N-Gate factory near Covington and runs west from the plant through the town of Foster to meet a CSX line in Danville.[9][10]

Education

Mound Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[11]

Government

Mound Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[12]

Mound Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[13] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[14]

References

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  2. ↑ Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 56.
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Bibliography

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External links

 Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Kent Township
Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Troy Township, Fountain County
  Mound Township  
Highland Township, Vermillion County
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