Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°22′01″N 86°46′23″W / 39.36694°N 86.77306°W / 39.36694; -86.77306Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOwenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.55 sq mi (61.0 km²) • Land23.46 sq mi (60.8 km²) • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.38%Elevation

709 ft (216 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,203 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)ZIP codes

47433, 47460, 47868

GNIS feature ID453651

Montgomery Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,203 (down from 1,304 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 562 housing units.^[2]

History

Montgomery Township was founded in 1819.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.55 square miles (61.0 km²), of which 23.46 square miles (60.8 km²) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.38%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Carp at 39°23′06″N 86°45′39″W / 39.385046°N 86.76084°W / 39.385046; -86.76084
Cuba at 39°22′41″N 86°47′53″W / 39.378101°N 86.798063°W / 39.378101; -86.798063

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Cloyd, Kaufman and Smith.

Major highways

U.S. Route 231
Indiana State Road 67

Lakes

Amazon Lake

School districts

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 46
State Senate District 37

References

"Montgomery Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 764.