White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana Explained

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]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.

Major highways

Education

White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[4]

Political districts

References

  1. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-14 . data.census.gov.
  2. Book: Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. 1883. F.A. Battey & Company. 572.
  3. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212204558/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18131 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  4. Web site: The Library District . Pulaski County Public Library . 14 March 2018.

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