Carr Township, Clark County, Indiana Explained

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]

History

Carr Township was organized in 1854.[4] It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.[5]

Geography

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]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18019 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  4. Book: History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. 1882. L. A. Williams & Company. 327.
  5. Book: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana . Chicago Printing Company . 1889 . 20–22.
  6. Web site: Mauk. Lois. Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries. usgennet.org. USGenNet. 7 September 2014.