Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana

Clark Township
—  Township  —
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°43′02″W / 38.18389°N 86.71722°W / 38.18389; -86.71722Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°43′02″W / 38.18389°N 86.71722°W / 38.18389; -86.71722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	74.85 sq mi (193.87 km2)
– Land	74.59 sq mi (193.18 km2)
– Water	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)  0.36%
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,250
– Density	16.8/sq mi (6.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47118, 47513, 47515, 47532, 47576, 47577, 47586
GNIS feature ID	0453203

Clark Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,250.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clark Township covers an area of 74.85 square miles (193.9 km²); of this, 74.59 square miles (193.2 km²) (99.64 percent) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²) (0.36 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Adyeville at 38°11′27″N 86°46′10″W / 38.1908898°N 86.7694347°W / 38.1908898; -86.7694347
• Bristow at 38°08′24″N 86°43′18″W / 38.1400574°N 86.721655°W / 38.1400574; -86.721655
• Fosters Ridge at 38°13′58″N 86°39′45″W / 38.2328363°N 86.6624873°W / 38.2328363; -86.6624873
• Kitterman Corners at 38°13′21″N 86°41′51″W / 38.2225578°N 86.6974883°W / 38.2225578; -86.6974883
• Saint Josephs Shrine at 38°10′05″N 86°47′52″W / 38.1681116°N 86.7977688°W / 38.1681116; -86.7977688
• Sassafras at 38°11′18″N 86°41′25″W / 38.1883913°N 86.6902655°W / 38.1883913; -86.6902655
• Siberia at 38°14′17″N 86°44′01″W / 38.2381127°N 86.7336008°W / 38.2381127; -86.7336008
• Uniontown at 38°13′31″N 86°39′39″W / 38.2253364°N 86.6608205°W / 38.2253364; -86.6608205

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Beard, Comstock, Crooks Thom, Enlow, Fox Ridge, Hobbs, Lanman, Lasher, Mount Pleasant, Sigler, Sigler, Stapleton, Taylor and Tenn Beard.

Major highways

• Interstate 64
• Indiana State Road 145

School districts

• Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 73
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453203. Retrieved 2009-11-21. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 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 Clark Township