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: | Jackson |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 41.95 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 41.32 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
Area Water Percent: | 1.50 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1325 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 232 |
Elevation Ft: | 761 |
Coordinates: | 38.8125°N -86.215°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0453159 |
Carr Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,325 and it contained 590 housing units.[1]
Carr Township was named for Thomas Carr, an early county commissioner.[2]
Carr High School and Medora Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.50%) is land and (or 1.50%) is water.[4] The streams of Dry Creek and Greasy Creek run through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains ten cemeteries: Beem, Brown, Goss, Heighton Hill, Hinderlider, Holmes, Lanning Spur, Shoemaker, Stewart and Zollman.