Official Name: | Patoka Township Pike County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pike |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.81 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.58 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.23 |
Area Water Percent: | 2.81 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2826 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 138 |
Elevation Ft: | 453 |
Coordinates: | 38.3786°N -87.2467°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47567, 47598, 47660 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453710 |
Patoka Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,826 and it contained 1,284 housing units.[1]
Patoka Township was organized in 1838.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.19%) is land and (or 2.81%) is water.[3] The Patoka River flows through the township from east to west.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Crow, Hedges, Martin, Oak Hill, Sugar Ridge, Sunset, Williams and Wyatt.