| Official Name: | Ervin Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 290px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Howard |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2143 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 52.7 |
| Elevation M: | 241 |
| Elevation Ft: | 791 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5222°N -86.3092°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 0453279 |
Ervin Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,143, down from 2,227 in 2010.[1]
Ervin township was named for Robert Ervin, a county judge.[2]
In the mid-1800s, the township was home to two African American settlements, the Rush Settlement and the Bassett Settlement.[3] The Bassett settlement was the home of Richard Bassett, a Baptist minister who later became the third African-American state representative in Indiana history, and the first from Howard County.[3]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[1] The stream of Petes Run runs through this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains ten cemeteries: Barnett, Brown, Kappa, Mound, North Union, Petes Run, Pickett, Price, Rush and South Union.