Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Reserve Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Parke
Government Type:Indiana township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:25.44
Area Land Sq Mi:25.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.33
Area Water Percent:1.30
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1297
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:190
Elevation Ft:623
Coordinates:39.8264°N -87.3383°W
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47832, 47862, 47872, 47952
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453787

Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 and it contained 596 housing units.[2]

History

Reserve Township was so named on account of its territory once being part of an Indian reservation.[3]

The Melcher Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 98.66%) is land and (or 1.30%) is water.[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Causey, Oakland and Warner.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2017-05-09. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-13 . data.census.gov.
  3. Book: History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. 1913. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 201.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place  - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212203518/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18121 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.

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