Wood_Township,_Clark_County,_Indiana
Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units.[4]
Wood Township | |
|---|---|
Location of Wood Township in Clark County | |
| Coordinates: 38°27′25″N 85°55′45″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clark |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.97 sq mi (100.9 km2) |
| • Land | 38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,766 |
| • Density | 70.7/sq mi (27.3/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-85166[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 454063 |
Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.97 square miles (100.9 km2), of which 38.83 square miles (100.6 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.[4] It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.
Cities and towns
Unincorporated towns
- Chestnut Hill
- Pulltight
- Starlight
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Polk Township, Washington County (north)
- Monroe Township (northeast)
- Carr Township (east)
- Lafayette Township, Floyd County (southeast)
- Greenville Township, Floyd County (southwest)
- Jackson Township, Washington County (west)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood.[6]
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "Census Bureau profile: Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- "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.
- Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 19.
- Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
