Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°51′18″N 84°52′16″W / 38.85500°N 84.87111°W / 38.85500; -84.87111Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountySwitzerlandGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total40.82 sq mi (105.7 km²) • Land39.18 sq mi (101.5 km²) • Water1.64 sq mi (4.2 km²) 4.02%Elevation

791 ft (241 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,576 • Density39/sq mi (15/km²)ZIP code

47038

GNIS feature ID453766

Posey Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,576 and it contained 653 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,253	—
1900	1,953	−13.3%
1910	1,633	−16.4%
1920	1,462	−10.5%
1930	1,379	−5.7%
1940	1,419	2.9%
1950	1,300	−8.4%
1960	1,201	−7.6%
1970	921	−23.3%
1980	1,149	24.8%
1990	1,323	15.1%
2000	1,504	13.7%
2010	1,779	18.3%
2020	1,576	−11.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

History

The Merit-Tandy Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.82 square miles (105.7 km²), of which 39.18 square miles (101.5 km²) (or 95.98%) is land and 1.64 square miles (4.2 km²) (or 4.02%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Patriot

Unincorporated towns

Antioch at 38°51′34″N 84°53′02″W / 38.859506°N 84.883838°W / 38.859506; -84.883838
Gurley Corner at 38°51′33″N 84°51′30″W / 38.859229°N 84.858282°W / 38.859229; -84.858282
Quercus Grove at 38°51′12″N 84°55′22″W / 38.853395°N 84.922727°W / 38.853395; -84.922727
Searcy Crossroads at 38°50′48″N 84°51′29″W / 38.846729°N 84.858004°W / 38.846729; -84.858004

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Antioch, Bark Works, Concord, Eastview, Grant Brothers, Jack, McNutt, Mead, Munger and Wigal.

School districts

Switzerland County School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 68
State Senate District 45

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.