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White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Gibson

ZIP codes
  
47649, 47666, 47670

Population
  
1,689 (2010)

Named for
  
White River

State
  
Indiana

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
122 m

Area code
  
812

White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana

School District
  
North Gibson School Corporation

Area
  
127 km² (122.8 km² Land / 4.222 km² Water)

White River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,689 and it contained 817 housing units.

Contents

Map of White River Township, IN, USA

It took its name from the White River.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.04 square miles (127.0 km2), of which 47.4 square miles (123 km2) (or 96.66%) is land and 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) (or 3.32%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Hazleton
  • Patoka
  • Unincorporated towns

  • East Mount Carmel
  • White River
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

    Gibson County

  • Washington Township (east)
  • Patoka Township (south)
  • Montgomery Township (southwest)
  • Knox County

  • Decker Township (northwest)
  • Johnson Township (northeast)
  • Wabash County, IL

  • Mt. Carmel Precinct (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains eight cemeteries: Barnett, Decker Chapel, Field, Humphrey, Milburn, Morrison, Robb and Trippet.

    Major highways

  • U.S. Route 41
  • State Road 56
  • State Road 64
  • Airports and landing strips

  • Hull Airport
  • Education

    White River Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation and like neighboring Washington Township also has no schools of its own since the early 1970s.

    References

    White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana Wikipedia


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