Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

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Country United States County Sullivan GNIS feature ID 453250 Area 90.96 km² Local time Monday 3:02 PM		State Indiana ZIP codes 47850, 47879 Elevation 166 m Population 3,559 (2010)

Weather 14°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 91% Humidity

Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,559 and it contained 1,643 housing units.

Map of Curry Township, IN, USA

The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km²), of which 34.95 square miles (90.5 km²) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 0.48%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Farmersburg

Shelburn

Unincorporated towns

Baldridge at 39.223096°N 87.372241°W / 39.223096; -87.372241

Curryville at 39.186985°N 87.392519°W / 39.186985; -87.392519

East Shelburn at 39.174486°N 87.379741°W / 39.174486; -87.379741

Standard at 39.19643°N 87.389186°W / 39.19643; -87.389186

Wilfred at 39.186708°N 87.352518°W / 39.186708; -87.352518

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

Adjacent townships

Linton Township, Vigo County (north)

Pierson Township, Vigo County (northeast)

Jackson Township (east)

Hamilton Township (south)

Turman Township (southwest)

Fairbanks Township (west)

Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

Austin Air Ads Airport

School districts

Northeast School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district

State House District 45

State Senate District 39

References

Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana Wikipedia

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