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Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Crawford

GNIS feature ID
  
453707

Local time
  
Friday 10:07 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-58284

Elevation
  
216 m

Population
  
1,579 (2010)

Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana

Named for
  
Patoka River or Patoka Lake, both located within the township.

Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 63% Humidity

Area
  
118.2 km² (113.1 km² Land / 5.18 km² Water)

Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,579 and it contained 1,076 housing units.

Contents

Map of Patoka Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 45.65 square miles (118.2 km2), of which 43.65 square miles (113.1 km2) (or 95.62%) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (or 4.38%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Newton Stewart
  • Riceville
  • Taswell
  • Wickliffe

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township, Orange County (north)
  • Greenfield Township, Orange County (northeast)
  • Sterling Township (east)
  • Union Township (southeast)
  • Jefferson Township, Dubois County (southwest)
  • Johnson Township (southwest)
  • Hall Township, Dubois County (west)

    • Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 64
  • Indiana State Road 145
  • Indiana State Road 164

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains four cemeteries: Brown, Eckerty, Mount Eden and Williams.

    References

    Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana Wikipedia
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