Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana

Oil Township
—  Township  —
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W / 38.17972; -86.56361Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W / 38.17972; -86.56361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	66.57 sq mi (172.41 km2)
- Land	66.33 sq mi (171.78 km2)
- Water	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)  0.36%
Elevation	528 ft (161 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,032
- Density	30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID	0453686

Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,032.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Oil Township covers an area of 66.57 square miles (172.4 km²); of this, 66.33 square miles (171.8 km²) (99.63 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (0.36 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Apalona at 38°09′16″N 86°37′56″W / 38.1545037°N 86.6322075°W / 38.1545037; -86.6322075
• Bandon at 38°08′14″N 86°36′01″W / 38.1372822°N 86.6002618°W / 38.1372822; -86.6002618
• Branchville at 38°09′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.1636715°N 86.5797058°W / 38.1636715; -86.5797058
• Celina at 38°11′17″N 86°36′46″W / 38.1881152°N 86.6127629°W / 38.1881152; -86.6127629
• Doolittle Mills at 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.2508929°N 86.6030412°W / 38.2508929; -86.6030412
• Oriole at 38°10′08″N 86°30′17″W / 38.1689508°N 86.5047033°W / 38.1689508; -86.5047033
• Saint Croix at 38°13′26″N 86°35′11″W / 38.2239489°N 86.5863736°W / 38.2239489; -86.5863736

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.

Major highways

• Interstate 64
• Indiana State Road 37

Indiana state road 62 indidna state road 66

School districts

• Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 73
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Oil 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:0453686. 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 Oil Township