Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
38°06′13″N 86°36′23″W / 38.10361°N 86.60639°W / 38.10361; -86.60639 (2020)
47514, 47515, 47520, 47525, 47551, 47576, 47586
Leopold Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 717 and it contained 317 housing units.[1]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 899 | — | |
1900 | 868 | −3.4% | |
1910 | 758 | −12.7% | |
1920 | 726 | −4.2% | |
1930 | 664 | −8.5% | |
1940 | 629 | −5.3% | |
1950 | 602 | −4.3% | |
1960 | 544 | −9.6% | |
1970 | 566 | 4.0% | |
1980 | 619 | 9.4% | |
1990 | 623 | 0.6% | |
2000 | 720 | 15.6% | |
2010 | 765 | 6.3% | |
2020 | 717 | −6.3% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[2] |
History
Leopold Township was established in 1847, and named after Leopold I of Belgium.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.37 square miles (83.8 km2), of which 32.11 square miles (83.2 km2) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.80%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
- Leopold at 38°06′14″N 86°35′00″W / 38.103949°N 86.583316°W / 38.103949; -86.583316
- Terry at 38°05′14″N 86°37′59″W / 38.087282°N 86.633040°W / 38.087282; -86.633040
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Frakes, Lanman, Rennie, Rhodes and Saint Johns.
Major highways
Lakes
- Tipsaw Lake
School districts
- Perry Central Community School Corporation
Political districts
- State House District 73
- State Senate District 47
References
- "Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 26.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Leopold Township