Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana

Northwest Township
—  Township  —
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°40′00″N 86°37′00″W / 38.6666667°N 86.6166667°W / 38.6666667; -86.6166667Coordinates: 38°40′00″N 86°37′00″W / 38.6666667°N 86.6166667°W / 38.6666667; -86.6166667
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	30.4 sq mi (78.73 km2)
– Land	30.39 sq mi (78.72 km2)
– Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	345
– Density	11.4/sq mi (4.4/km2)
ZIP codes	47452, 47469
GNIS feature ID	0452424

Northwest Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 345.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Northwest Township covers an area of 30.4 square miles (79 km²); of this, 30.39 square miles (78.7 km²) (99.99 percent) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.01 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Bonds at 38°40′52″N 86°37′46″W / 38.6811633°N 86.6294386°W / 38.6811633; -86.6294386
• Hindostan at 38°39′56″N 86°36′16″W / 38.6656082°N 86.6044376°W / 38.6656082; -86.6044376
• Scarlet at 38°39′28″N 86°40′03″W / 38.6578301°N 86.6674948°W / 38.6578301; -86.6674948

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Faucett, Freeman and Miller.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 150

School districts

• Springs Valley Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 62
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0452424. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 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 Northwest Township