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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)

Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

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.

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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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