Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana

Marion Township
—  Township  —
Location in Pike County
Coordinates: 38°22′54″N 87°07′48″W / 38.38167°N 87.13°W / 38.38167; -87.13Coordinates: 38°22′54″N 87°07′48″W / 38.38167°N 87.13°W / 38.38167; -87.13
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	36.09 sq mi (93.48 km2)
- Land	35.59 sq mi (92.17 km2)
- Water	0.51 sq mi (1.31 km2)  1.4%
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	776
- Density	21.8/sq mi (8.4/km2)
ZIP codes	47564, 47590, 47598
GNIS feature ID	0453611

Marion Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 776.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township covers an area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km²); of this, 35.59 square miles (92.2 km²) (98.6 percent) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.4 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Hartwell Junction at 38°21′38″N 87°08′27″W / 38.3606062°N 87.1408386°W / 38.3606062; -87.1408386
• Survant at 38°22′26″N 87°09′19″W / 38.3739393°N 87.1552839°W / 38.3739393; -87.1552839
• Velpen at 38°21′19″N 87°06′07″W / 38.3553289°N 87.1019481°W / 38.3553289; -87.1019481
• White Sulphur Springs at 38°23′08″N 87°05′31″W / 38.3856066°N 87.0919484°W / 38.3856066; -87.0919484
• Whiteoak at 38°24′34″N 87°08′47″W / 38.4094948°N 87.1463955°W / 38.4094948; -87.1463955

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Beadles, Bruster Branch, Corn, Flat Creek, Hayes and Walnut Grove.

Lakes

• Patoka Lake

School districts

• Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 63
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453611. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
• 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 Marion Township