Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743.[3]
Robb Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°10′39″N 87°49′38″W / 38.17750°N 87.82722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Posey |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 37.35 sq mi (96.73 km2) |
• Land | 37.3 sq mi (96.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,743 |
• Density | 47/sq mi (18/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-65052[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453805 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 2,072 | — | |
1900 | 2,109 | 1.8% | |
1910 | 2,042 | −3.2% | |
1920 | 2,071 | 1.4% | |
1930 | 1,892 | −8.6% | |
1940 | 2,027 | 7.1% | |
1950 | 2,112 | 4.2% | |
1960 | 1,821 | −13.8% | |
1970 | 1,933 | 6.2% | |
1980 | 2,167 | 12.1% | |
1990 | 2,009 | −7.3% | |
2000 | 2,074 | 3.2% | |
2010 | 1,881 | −9.3% | |
2020 | 1,743 | −7.3% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
History
editRobb Township was organized in 1817.[5] The township was named for the Robb family of pioneer settlers.[6]
Towns
editUnincorporated Places
editEducation
editIt is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County,[7] which operates North Posey High School.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 79.
- ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 282.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
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