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Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Perry

Elevation
  
125 m

Local time
  
Thursday 12:26 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453088

Area
  
154.1 km²

Population
  
1,557 (2010)

Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
47515, 47520, 47577, 47586

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 67% Humidity

Anderson Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,557 and it contained 644 housing units.

Contents

Map of Anderson Township, IN, USA

History

Anderson Township was named after the Anderson River.

The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.5 square miles (154 km2), of which 59.44 square miles (153.9 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Gatchel at 38.046726°N 86.650540°W / 38.046726; -86.650540
  • Lilly Dale at 38.011726°N 86.651373°W / 38.011726; -86.651373
  • Ranger at 38.095892°N 86.685542°W / 38.095892; -86.685542

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

    Cemeteries

    The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Avery, Covey, Davis, Dodson, Frakes, Hammack, Hicks, Mackey, Niles, Nixon, Richards, Slaughter and Terry.

    Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 37

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Perry County Municipal Airport

    • Lakes

  • Saddle Lake

    • School districts

  • Perry Central Community School Corporation
  • Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation

    • Political districts

  • State House District 73
  • State House District 74
  • State Senate District 47

    • References

    Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA