Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Craig Township
—  Township  —
Location in Switzerland County
Coordinates: 38°44′48″N 85°08′53″W / 38.74667°N 85.14806°W / 38.74667; -85.14806Coordinates: 38°44′48″N 85°08′53″W / 38.74667°N 85.14806°W / 38.74667; -85.14806
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Switzerland
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	39.15 sq mi (101.4 km2)
– Land	38.93 sq mi (100.84 km2)
– Water	0.21 sq mi (0.56 km2)  0.55%
Elevation	574 ft (175 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	777
– Density	20/sq mi (7.7/km2)
ZIP codes	47011, 47043, 47250
GNIS feature ID	0453249

Craig Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 777.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Craig Township covers an area of 39.15 square miles (101.4 km²); of this, 38.93 square miles (100.8 km²) (99.45 percent) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) (0.55 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Braytown at 38°43′50″N 85°09′31″W / 38.7306174°N 85.1585638°W / 38.7306174; -85.1585638
• Five Points at 38°44′48″N 85°10′30″W / 38.7467281°N 85.174953°W / 38.7467281; -85.174953
• Lamb at 38°41′31″N 85°11′17″W / 38.6920066°N 85.1880092°W / 38.6920066; -85.1880092
• Long Run at 38°45′11″N 85°07′04″W / 38.7531173°N 85.1177294°W / 38.7531173; -85.1177294

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

Adjacent townships

• Pleasant Township (north)
• Jefferson Township (northeast)
• Milton Township, Jefferson County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: McKay and Old Bethel.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 56

Airports and landing strips

• Robinson Airport

School districts

• Switzerland County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 68
• State Senate District 45

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana