Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana

Montgomery Township
—  Township  —
Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 86°46′23″W / 39.36694°N 86.77306°W / 39.36694; -86.77306Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 86°46′23″W / 39.36694°N 86.77306°W / 39.36694; -86.77306
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	23.55 sq mi (61 km2)
– Land	23.45 sq mi (60.74 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2)  0.43%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,225
– Density	52.2/sq mi (20.2/km2)
ZIP codes	47433, 47460, 47868
GNIS feature ID	0453651

Montgomery Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,225.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Montgomery Township covers an area of 23.55 square miles (61.0 km²); of this, 23.45 square miles (60.7 km²) (99.57 percent) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.43 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Carp at 39°23′06″N 86°45′39″W / 39.3850457°N 86.7608397°W / 39.3850457; -86.7608397
• Cuba at 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W / 39.3781008°N 86.7980628°W / 39.3781008; -86.7980628

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloyd, Kaufman and Smith.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 67

Lakes

• Amazon Lake

School districts

• Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

• State House District 46
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453651. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Montgomery Township