Oil Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
Indiana |
| County | Perry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2) |
| • Land | 66.38 sq mi (171.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.32% |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (
2020) | |
| • Total | 2,545 |
| • Density | 38/sq mi (15/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453686 |
Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,545 and it contained 532 housing units. [1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,992 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,907 | −4.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,735 | −9.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,566 | −9.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,348 | −13.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,363 | 1.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,078 | −20.9% | |
| 1960 | 806 | −25.2% | |
| 1970 | 885 | 9.8% | |
| 1980 | 894 | 1.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,639 | 83.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,032 | 24.0% | |
| 2010 | 2,546 | 25.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,545 | 0.0% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census [2] | |||
History
Oil Township took its name from Oil Creek. [3]
The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km2), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.32%) is water. [5]
Unincorporated towns
- Apalona at 38°09′16″N 86°37′56″W / 38.154504°N 86.632208°W
- Bandon at 38°08′14″N 86°36′01″W / 38.137282°N 86.600262°W
- Branchville at 38°09′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.163672°N 86.579706°W
- Celina at 38°11′17″N 86°36′46″W / 38.188115°N 86.612763°W
- Doolittle Mills at 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.250893°N 86.603041°W
- Oriole at 38°10′08″N 86°30′17″W / 38.168951°N 86.504703°W
- Saint Croix at 38°13′26″N 86°35′11″W / 38.223949°N 86.586374°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.
Major highways
School districts
- Perry Central Community School Corporation
Political districts
- State House District 73
- State Senate District 47
References
- "Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 22.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Oil Township
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