Official Name: | Curry Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.12 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 34.95 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.48 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 3398 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 166 |
Elevation Ft: | 545 |
Coordinates: | 39.2142°N -87.3989°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47850, 47879 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453250 |
Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,398 and it contained 1,543 housing units.[1] All three of Terre Haute's television affiliates (WTWO, WTHI, and WAWV) and several radio stations have or share transmitter towers in the northern end of the township just south of Farmersburg.
The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.