French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:French Lick Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:290px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Orange
Government Type:Indiana township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:54.07
Area Land Sq Mi:53.85
Area Water Sq Mi:0.22
Area Water Percent:0.41
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4576
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation M:147
Elevation Ft:482
Coordinates:38.5444°N -86.6114°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47432, 47454, 47469
Area Code:812, 930
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453319

French Lick Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,576 and it contained 2,227 housing units.[1]

History

French Lick Township was named after French Lick Creek.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water.[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Mount Lebanon, Pythian and Sulphur Creek.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

The entire township is in the Springs Valley Community School Corporation.[4]

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-10 . data.census.gov.
  2. Book: History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present . Higginson Book Company . 1884 . 390.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212204245/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18117 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-12. - Text list

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