Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°33′43″N 87°20′53″W / 39.56194°N 87.34806°W / 39.56194; -87.34806 (2020)[1]
47805, 47874
Otter Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,069 and it contained 3,917 housing units.[2]
History
Markle House and Mill Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.61 square miles (92.2 km2), of which 35.24 square miles (91.3 km2) (or 98.96%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) (or 1.04%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- North Terre Haute
- Terre Haute (north edge)
Unincorporated communities
- Atherton
- Burnett
- Markles
- Otter Creek Junction
- Sandcut
- Spelterville
Adjacent townships
- Florida Township, Parke County (northeast)
- Nevins Township (east)
- Lost Creek Township (southeast)
- Harrison Township (southwest)
- Sugar Creek Township (southwest)
- Fayette Township (west)
- Clinton Township, Vermillion County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains ten cemeteries: Denny, Evans, Haven, Kennedy, Markles, Phillips, Roselawn Memorial Park, Steveson, Stewart and Wood.
Airports and landing strips
- Sky King Airport
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 42
- State House District 43
- State Senate District 38
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ 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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- History of Otter Creek Township
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Municipalities and communities of Vigo County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Terre Haute
communities
- Allendale
- Atherton
- Barnhart Town
- Blackhawk
- Cherryvale‡
- Coal Bluff
- Cobb
- Dewey
- East Glenn
- Ehrmandale
- Ferguson Hill
- Glenn Ayr
- Gospel Grove
- Grange Corner
- Harrison
- Hutton
- Keller
- Larimer Hill
- Liggett
- Marion Heights
- Markles
- Otter Creek Junction
- Parkview
- Pimento
- Pine Ridge
- Preston
- Sandcut
- Sandford
- Shirkieville
- Southwood
- Spelterville
- Spring Hill
- State Line
- Swalls
- Tabertown
- Taylorville
- Terre Town
- Twelve Points
- Vigo
- West New Goshen
- Whitcomb Heights
- Woodgate
- Youngstown
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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