Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Patoka Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Patoka Township within Gibson County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Gibson
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government_type = Indiana township
leader_title = Trustee
leader_name = Neil Moody
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area_total_km2 = 178.54
area_land_km2 = 178.35
area_water_km2 = 0.19
area_total_sq_mi = 68.94
area_land_sq_mi = 68.86
area_water_sq_mi = 0.07

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 11,502
population_density_km2 = 64.49
population_density_sq_mi = 167.03

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 136
elevation_ft = 446
latd = 38
latm = 21
lats = 03
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 35
longs = 28
longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 47670 47671
area_code = 812 - 385 / 386 / 387 / 388 / 724 / 779
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-58338GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453709 453709]
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footnotes = Largest Township in Gibson County by population
named_for = Patoka River

Patoka Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 11,502. Princeton is the township seat. Patoka Township is the center of the North Gibson School Corporation. Patoka Township is the center of Gibson County's population with over 10,000 residents. Patoka and Union townships have experienced explosive growth in the manufacturing area due mainly to the arrival of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana in 1996. Princeton has gotten in on the business expansions, landing many retailers in 2007, including Menards.

Geography

Patoka Township covers an area of 68.94 square miles (178.54 square kilometers); of this, 0.07 square miles (0.19 square kilometers) or 0.11 percent is water.

Cities and towns

* Princeton (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

* Baldwin Heights
* King
* Lyles Station(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

* White River Township (north)
* Washington Township (northeast)
* Center Township (east)
* Union Township (south)
* Montgomery Township (southwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Archer, Hitch, Maple Hill, Odd Fellows, Saint Josephs, Sand Hill and Warnock.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 41
* Indiana State Road 64
* Indiana State Road 65

Education

Public education in Patoka Township is administered by the North Gibson School Corporation.

Public Schools

*Brumfeld Elementary School
*Lowell Elementary School
*Princeton Community Middle School
*Princeton Community High School

Private Schools

*St. Joseph Catholic School

Higher Education

* Vincennes University Workforce Development
* Vincennes University - Princeton Manufacturing Training Center (Proposed)

Museums

* Lyles Station Schoolhouse Museum - Lyles Station (1 mile WNW of Princeton)

References

* [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/Gibson.htm Indiana Township Association page for Gibson County]