Official Name: | Carr Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clark |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 26.89 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 26.36 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.53 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 4830 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 179.6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 152 |
Elevation Ft: | 499 |
Coordinates: | 38.4461°N -85.8364°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-10432[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453158 |
Carr Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,830 and it contained 1,794 housing units.[3]
Carr Township was organized in 1854.[4] It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.[5]
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.03%) is land and (or 1.97%) is water.[3]
The township contains Several cemeteries: Adkins, Allen (aka Jenkins), Hagest (aka Keibler and Hitch), Hickory Grove, Merrill-Ward, Miller, St. John the Baptist Catholic, Stone Grave at Deam Lake, and Wagner.[6]