Carr Township, Jackson 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: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]

History

Carr High School and Medora Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

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.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains ten cemeteries: Beem, Brown, Goss, Heighton Hill, Hinderlider, Holmes, Lanning Spur, Shoemaker, Stewart and Zollman.

Major highways

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-10 . data.census.gov.
  2. Book: History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. 1886. Unigraphic. 372.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings . 2011-11-23 . Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/112 . National Park Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151006002347/http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20111223.htm . 2015-10-06 .
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212201038/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18071 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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