Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana

Charlestown Township
—  Township  —
Location of Charlestown Township in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°27′34″N 85°39′46″W / 38.45944°N 85.66278°W / 38.45944; -85.66278Coordinates: 38°27′34″N 85°39′46″W / 38.45944°N 85.66278°W / 38.45944; -85.66278
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clark
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	64.65 sq mi (167.43 km2)
- Land	64.5 sq mi (167.05 km2)
- Water	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation[1]	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	11,457
- Density	177.64/sq mi (68.59/km2)
FIPS code	18-12142[2]
GNIS feature ID	453197

Charlestown Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 11,457.

Geography

Charlestown Township covers an area of 64.65 square miles (167.4 km²); 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (0.23 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

• Charlestown

Unincorporated towns

• Otisco
• Rolling Hills
• Springville (extinct)

Adjacent townships

• Oregon Township (north)
• Owen Township (east)
• Utica Township (south)
• Silver Creek Township (southwest)
• Union Township (west)
• Monroe Township (northwest)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3
• Indiana State Road 62
• Indiana State Road 160
• Indiana State Road 403

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Bottoff, Fifty-four, Long, Pleasant Grove, Robinson, Saint Michaels, Seedtick and Worrell.

References

• "Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453197. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana