Ferdinand Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°14′33″N 86°51′08″W / 38.24250°N 86.85222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dubois |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 37.34 sq mi (96.7 km2) |
• Land | 37.04 sq mi (95.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,604 |
• Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-23008 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453294 |
Ferdinand Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,629 and it contained 1,389 housing units. [4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.34 square miles (96.7 km2), of which 37.04 square miles (95.9 km2) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 0.80%) is water. [4] Camp Ground Lake is in this township.
The Ferdinand State Forest and lake is also located in Ferdinand Township.
The township contains two cemeteries, Pinkston-Hagan Cemetery and St. Ferdinand Catholic Church Cemetery.