Logan Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 440 and it contained 179 housing units.[1]
Logan Township Pike County | |
|---|---|
 Location in Pike County | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′01″N 87°21′33″W / 38.41694°N 87.35917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Pike |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.31 sq mi (63.0 km2) |
| • Land | 23.94 sq mi (62.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (1.0 km2) 1.52% |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7.0/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47567, 47598 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453580 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1,226 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,293 | 5.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,278 | −1.2% | |
| 1920 | 988 | −22.7% | |
| 1930 | 921 | −6.8% | |
| 1940 | 911 | −1.1% | |
| 1950 | 640 | −29.7% | |
| 1960 | 531 | −17.0% | |
| 1970 | 514 | −3.2% | |
| 1980 | 380 | −26.1% | |
| 1990 | 379 | −0.3% | |
| 2000 | 335 | −11.6% | |
| 2010 | 474 | 41.5% | |
| 2020 | 440 | −7.2% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[2] | |||
History
editLogan Township was organized in 1846.[3]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.31 square miles (63.0 km2), of which 23.94 square miles (62.0 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) (or 1.52%) is water.[4] The Patoka River defines the township's southern border.
Unincorporated towns
edit- Chandler at 38°25′17″N 87°21′08″W / 38.421437°N 87.352237°W
- Coats Spring at 38°26′15″N 87°23′26″W / 38.437548°N 87.390572°W
- Oatsville at 38°24′25″N 87°24′27″W / 38.4069919°N 87.4075169°W
- Rumble at 38°26′09″N 87°20′34″W / 38.435882°N 87.342793°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, Beck, DeJarnett, Loveless, McGillem, Willis and Wilson.
Major highways
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School districts
edit- Pike County School Corporation
Political districts
edit- State House District 64
- State Senate District 48
References
edit- "Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
- ^ "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.