Official Name: | White Post Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pulaski |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.46 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.46 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Area Water Percent: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1072 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 206 |
Elevation Ft: | 676 |
Coordinates: | 41.0392°N -86.8731°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47946, 47957 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 454052 |
White Post Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,072 and it contained 450 housing units.[1]
The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin.
White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump.[2]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[3]
The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.
White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[4]