Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°56′01″N 85°04′57″W / 38.93361°N 85.08250°W / 38.93361; -85.08250Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOhioGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total18.74 sq mi (48.5 km²) • Land18.74 sq mi (48.5 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

853 ft (260 m)Population

(2020)

• Total492 • Density26/sq mi (10/km²)ZIP codes

47018, 47040

GNIS feature ID453736

Pike Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 200 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	665	—
1900	548	−17.6%
1910	472	−13.9%
1920	448	−5.1%
1930	388	−13.4%
1940	367	−5.4%
1950	358	−2.5%
1960	279	−22.1%
1970	224	−19.7%
1980	332	48.2%
1990	303	−8.7%
2000	362	19.5%
2010	527	45.6%
2020	492	−6.6%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

History

Pike Township was founded in 1845.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.74 square miles (48.5 km²), all land.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Bear Branch at 38°54′46″N 85°04′30″W / 38.912837°N 85.074953°W / 38.912837; -85.074953

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

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bear Creek Cemeteries, Cooper, Pate and Saint Peters.

School districts

Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 68
State Senate District 43

References

"Pike Township, Ohio County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 514.
^ "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.