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Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clark

GNIS feature ID
  
453158

Local time
  
Saturday 3:52 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-10432

Elevation
  
152 m

Population
  
3,452 (2010)

Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 27% Humidity

Area
  
69.64 km² (68.27 km² Land / 137 ha Water)

Carr Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,452 and it contained 1,378 housing units.

Contents

Map of Carr Township, IN, USA

History

Carr Township was organized in 1854. It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2), of which 26.36 square miles (68.3 km2) (or 98.03%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.97%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Bennettsville
  • Broom Hill
  • Carwood
  • Wilson

    • Adjacent townships

  • Monroe Township (northeast)
  • Union Township (northeast)
  • Silver Creek Township (southeast)
  • New Albany Township, Floyd County (south)
  • Lafayette Township, Floyd County (southwest)
  • Wood Township (west)

    • Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 60
  • Indiana State Road 111

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains Several cemeteries: Adkins, Allen (aka Jenkins), Hagest (aka Keibler and Hitch), Hickory Grove, Merrill-Ward, Miller, St. John the Baptist Catholic, Stone Grave at Deam Lake, and Wagner.

    References

    Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana Wikipedia
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