Leopold Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 717 and it contained 317 housing units.[1]
Leopold Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′13″N 86°36′23″W / 38.10361°N 86.60639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Perry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.37 sq mi (83.8 km2) |
| • Land | 32.11 sq mi (83.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 0.80% |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 717 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47514, 47515, 47520, 47525, 47551, 47576, 47586 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453547 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 899 | — | |
| 1900 | 868 | −3.4% | |
| 1910 | 758 | −12.7% | |
| 1920 | 726 | −4.2% | |
| 1930 | 664 | −8.5% | |
| 1940 | 629 | −5.3% | |
| 1950 | 602 | −4.3% | |
| 1960 | 544 | −9.6% | |
| 1970 | 566 | 4.0% | |
| 1980 | 619 | 9.4% | |
| 1990 | 623 | 0.6% | |
| 2000 | 720 | 15.6% | |
| 2010 | 765 | 6.3% | |
| 2020 | 717 | −6.3% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
History
editLeopold Township was established in 1847, and named after Leopold I of Belgium.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.37 square miles (83.8 km2), of which 32.11 square miles (83.2 km2) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.80%) is water.[4]
Unincorporated towns
edit- Leopold at 38°06′14″N 86°35′00″W / 38.103949°N 86.583316°W
- Terry at 38°05′14″N 86°37′59″W / 38.087282°N 86.633040°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these five cemeteries: Frakes, Lanman, Rennie, Rhodes and Saint Johns.
Major highways
edit
Lakes
edit- Tipsaw Lake
School districts
edit- Perry Central Community School Corporation
Political districts
edit- State House District 73
- State Senate District 47
References
edit- "Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 26.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.