Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana Explained

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]

Geography

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]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-13 . data.census.gov.
  2. Book: Wolfe , Thomas Jefferson . History of Sullivan County, Indiana . Lewis Publishing Company . 1909 . New York, Chicago . 43 .
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212204353/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18153 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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