Nevins Township, Vigo County, Indiana

Nevins Township
—  Township  —
Location in Vigo County
Coordinates: 39°33′51″N 87°14′54″W / 39.56417°N 87.24833°W / 39.56417; -87.24833Coordinates: 39°33′51″N 87°14′54″W / 39.56417°N 87.24833°W / 39.56417; -87.24833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	30.75 sq mi (79.63 km2)
– Land	30.57 sq mi (79.17 km2)
– Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)  0.58%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,224
– Density	72.8/sq mi (28.1/km2)
ZIP codes	47805, 47834, 47874
GNIS feature ID	0453659

Nevins Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,224.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Nevins Township covers an area of 30.75 square miles (79.6 km²); of this, 30.57 square miles (79.2 km²) (99.42 percent) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (0.58 percent) is water.

Unincorporated communities

• Coal Bluff
• Cobb
• Ehrmandale
• Fontanet

Adjacent townships

• Raccoon Township, Parke County (northeast)
• Dick Johnson Township, Clay County (east)
• Posey Township, Clay County (southeast)
• Lost Creek Township (southwest)
• Otter Creek Township (west)
• Florida Township, Parke County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Cress, Harpold, Richer and Sullian.

Lakes

• Morey Lake
• Spring Lake

School districts

• Vigo County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 44
• State Senate District 38

References

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana