Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pike Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 45.51
area_land_km2 = 44.99
area_water_km2 = 0.52
area_total_sq_mi = 17.57
area_land_sq_mi = 17.37
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2
area_water_percent = 1.14

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1185
population_density_km2 = 26.3
population_density_sq_mi = 68.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 203
elevation_ft = 666
latd = 40
latm = 15
lats = 21
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 23
longs = 20
longEW = W

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Pike Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. It was one of the four original townships in the county, formed on November 6, 1827. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,185.

Geography

Pike Township covers an area of 17.57 square miles (45.51 square kilometers); of this, 0.2 square miles (0.52 square kilometers) or 1.14 percent is water. The streams of Dry Branch, Foster Branch, Johnson Branch, Jordan Creek and Redwood Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

* West Lebanon

Adjacent townships

* Liberty Township (northeast)
* Shawnee Township, Fountain County (east)
* Washington Township (east)
* Troy Township, Fountain County (south)
* Steuben Township (west)
* Jordan Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Shanklin Hill and West Lebanon.

Major highways

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References

* Warren County Historical Society (1966), "A History of Warren County, Indiana".
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Warren.htm Indiana Township Association page for Warren County]