Pigeon_Township,_Warrick_County,_Indiana
Pigeon Township, Warrick County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Pigeon Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 979 and it contained 436 housing units.[2]
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Pigeon Township | |
|---|---|
Location in Warrick County | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′02″N 87°04′53″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Warrick |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2) |
| • Land | 40.47 sq mi (104.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.27% |
| Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 950 |
| • Density | 24.2/sq mi (9.3/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47523, 47541, 47637 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453733 |
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Pigeon Township was created out of Owen Township in September 1849.[3] The township derives its name from the Little Pigeon River.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.58 square miles (105.1 km2), of which 40.47 square miles (104.8 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.27%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- Heilman at 38.157551°N 87.090278°W / 38.157551; -87.090278
- Loafers Station at 38.125606°N 87.118057°W / 38.125606; -87.118057
- Selvin at 38.204218°N 87.106112°W / 38.204218; -87.106112
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Cass Township, Dubois County (northeast)
- Carter Township, Spencer County (east)
- Clay Township, Spencer County (southeast)
- Jackson Township, Spencer County (south)
- Skelton Township (southwest)
- Lane Township (west)
- Owen Township (west)
- Lockhart Township, Pike County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Avery, Bruce, Chinn, Twin and Wetherill.
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- "Census Bureau profile: Pigeon Township, Warrick County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "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.
- Fortune, William (1881). Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement. Courier Company. p. 20.