| Official Name: | Barr Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Daviess |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 73.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 72.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5431 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 149 |
| Elevation Ft: | 489 |
| Coordinates: | 38.6694°N -87.01°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-03484[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453096 |
Barr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,431 (up from 4,811 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,649 housing units.[4]
Barr Township was organized on 4 August 1819 from part of Washington Township; its namesake was pioneer settler Hugh Barr. Besides agriculture, which has flourished in its rich soils, the township has depended economically upon coal mining, as some of Indiana's highest quality coal mines are found in Barr Township.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.44%) is land and (or 1.56%) is water.[3]
The township cemeteries: Saint Peters, Wagler, and St. Mary's (Barr Township)located on St. Mary's Rd.