White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = White River Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location 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
subdivision_type3 = Township Seat
subdivision_name3 = Hazleton
subdivision_type4 = School District
subdivision_name4 = North Gibson School Corporation
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government_type = Indiana township
leader_title = Trustee
leader_name = Kim Minkler
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area_total_km2 = 126.87
area_land_km2 = 123.28
area_water_km2 = 3.59
area_total_sq_mi = 48.98
area_land_sq_mi = 47.6
area_water_sq_mi = 1.38

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,714
population_density_km2 = 13.9
population_density_sq_mi = 36.01

timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 122
elevation_ft = 400
latd = 38
latm = 26
lats = 10
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 36
longs = 37
longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 47649, 47666, 47670
area_code = 812
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-83888GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
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White River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,714. Hazleton is the township seat.

Geography

White River Township covers an area of 48.98 square miles (126.87 square kilometers); of this, 1.38 square miles (3.59 square kilometers) or 2.83 percent is water.

Cities and towns

* Hazleton
* Patoka

Unincorporated towns

* East Mount Carmel
* White River(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Gibson County
* Washington Township (east)
* Patoka Township (south)
* Montgomery Township (southwest)Knox County
* Decker Township (northwest)
* Johnson Township (northeast)Wabash County, IL
* Mt. Carmel Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Barnett, Decker Chapel, Field, Humphrey, Milburn, Morrison, Robb and Trippet.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 41
* Indiana State Road 56
* Indiana State Road 64

Airports and landing strips

* Hull Airport

Education

White River Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation and like neighboring Washington Township also has no schools of its own since the early 1970s.

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]