Official Name: | Wabash Township Gibson County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gibson |
Subdivision Type3: | Township Seat |
Subdivision Name3: | (None) Owensville in Montgomery Township serves as seat. |
Subdivision Type4: | Settlements |
Subdivision Name4: | Crawleyville Jimtown |
Subdivision Type5: | School District |
Subdivision Name5: | South Gibson School Corporation |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.99 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.49 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 52 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 116 |
Elevation Ft: | 381 |
Coordinates: | 38.2708°N -87.8711°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47665, 47616, 47633 |
Area Code: | 812 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-79298[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453964 |
Footnotes: | One of only two townships without a ZIP code of its own. One of only two townships without a township seat. |
Named For: | Wabash River |
Wabash Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52 (up from 30 at 2010[3]) and it contained 22 housing units.[4] Wabash Township has no organized seat within the township, as the only settlement is in two river camps Crawleyville and Jimtown. The township seat is Owensville, in Montgomery Township. This area is occasionally referred to as the "Tail of Gibson County", owing to its shape and position within the county. Nevertheless, the township is a panhandle of Gibson County, bordered by the Wabash River to the north, northwest, west, and in some parts, east, even southeast, and by Posey County to the south.
Wabash Township was established in 1838, and named from the Wabash River.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 93.45%) is land and (or 6.55%) is water.[3] Lakes in this township include Foote Pond and Goose Pond.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Wabash Township is served by the South Gibson School Corporation, although optional attendance is available for the MSD of North Posey.