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Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clark

GNIS feature ID
  
454063

Population
  
2,747 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-85166

Elevation
  
166 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:39 AM

Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana

Weather
  
10°C, Wind E at 21 km/h, 80% Humidity

Area
  
100.9 km² (100.6 km² Land / 34 ha Water)

Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units.

Contents

Map of Wood Township, IN, USA

History

Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.97 square miles (100.9 km2), of which 38.83 square miles (100.6 km2) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.33%) is water. It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.

Cities and towns

  • Borden
  • Unincorporated towns

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Polk Township, Washington County (north)
  • Monroe Township (northeast)
  • Carr Township (east)
  • Lafayette Township, Floyd County (southeast)
  • Greenville Township, Floyd County (southwest)
  • Jackson Township, Washington County (west)
  • Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 60
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood.

    References

    Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana Wikipedia