Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Oil Township is one of seven townships
in Perry County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,032.
, 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 mile (0.6215971464 km²) (0.36 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
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Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Perry County
Perry County, Indiana
Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 19,338. The county seat is Tell City. It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties of in Indiana as it features more than of Hoosier National Forest...
, Indiana
Indiana
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, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,032.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, 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 mile (0.6215971464 km²) (0.36 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Apalona at 38.1545037°N 86.6322075°W
- Bandon at 38.1372822°N 86.6002618°W
- BranchvilleBranchville, IndianaBranchville is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States. It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County. Its elevation is 433 feet , and it is located at...
at 38.1636715°N 86.5797058°W - Celina at 38.1881152°N 86.6127629°W
- Doolittle Mills at 38.2508929°N 86.6030412°W
- Oriole at 38.1689508°N 86.5047033°W
- Saint Croix at 38.2239489°N 86.5863736°W
(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
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Interstate 64Interstate 64Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with... -
Indiana State Road 37Indiana State Road 37State Road 37 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a major route in Indiana, running as a 4-lane divided highway for 110 miles of its course....
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