Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Wood Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:38.97
Area Land Sq Mi:38.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.13
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2766
Population Density Sq Mi:70.7
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:166
Elevation Ft:545
Coordinates:38.4569°N -85.9292°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-85166[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:454063

Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units.[4]

History

Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water.[4] It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood.[6]

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana . . March 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212200302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18019 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana . Chicago Printing Company . 1889 . 19.
  6. Web site: Mauk. Lois. Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries. usgennet.org. USGenNet. 7 September 2014.