Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°40′00″N 86°37′00″W / 38.66667°N 86.61667°W / 38.66667; -86.61667Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOrangeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total30.41 sq mi (78.8 km²) • Land30.3 sq mi (78 km²) • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km²) 0.36%Elevation

643 ft (196 m)Population

(2020)

• Total330 • Density11/sq mi (4.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47452, 47469

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID452424

Northwest Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 330 and it contained 183 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	972	—
1900	878	−9.7%
1910	794	−9.6%
1920	703	−11.5%
1930	581	−17.4%
1940	570	−1.9%
1950	407	−28.6%
1960	350	−14.0%
1970	326	−6.9%
1980	343	5.2%
1990	359	4.7%
2000	345	−3.9%
2010	375	8.7%
2020	330	−12.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

History

Northwest Township was named from its position in the northwestern corner of Orange County.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.41 square miles (78.8 km²), of which 30.3 square miles (78 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) (or 0.36%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Bonds at 38°40′52″N 86°37′46″W / 38.681163°N 86.629439°W / 38.681163; -86.629439
Hindostan at 38°39′56″N 86°36′16″W / 38.665608°N 86.604438°W / 38.665608; -86.604438
Scarlet at 38°39′28″N 86°40′03″W / 38.657830°N 86.667495°W / 38.657830; -86.667495

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Faucett, Freeman and Miller.

Major highways

U.S. Route 150

School districts

Springs Valley Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 62
State Senate District 48

References

"Northwest Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 387.
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.