Wabash Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 768 and it contained 325 housing units.[2]
Wabash Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Parke County | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′56″N 87°20′00″W / 39.73222°N 87.33333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Parke |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.79 sq mi (72.0 km2) |
| • Land | 27.49 sq mi (71.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) 1.08% |
| Elevation | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 768 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 47860, 47862, 47872 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453966 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 787 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,273 | 61.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,955 | 53.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,445 | −26.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,559 | 7.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,338 | −14.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,207 | −9.8% | |
| 1960 | 970 | −19.6% | |
| 1970 | 875 | −9.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,028 | 17.5% | |
| 1990 | 778 | −24.3% | |
| 2000 | 839 | 7.8% | |
| 2010 | 818 | −2.5% | |
| 2020 | 768 | −6.1% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[3] | |||
History
editWhen General William Henry Harrison took an army from Vincennes to the Battle of Tippecanoe in late 1811, Zachariah Cicott served as a scout. Cicott was familiar with the area because of his time trading up and down the Wabash River starting circa 1801. The trail taken by Harrison's army passed through the area that later became Parke County on its way to and from the battle site in Tippecanoe County. The settlement of Armiesburg was so named because Harrison and his army crossed the Raccoon Creek and camped near there on their way to the battle.[4]
The Phillips Covered Bridge and Sim Smith Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.79 square miles (72.0 km2), of which 27.49 square miles (71.2 km2) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (or 1.08%) is water.[6]
Cities, towns, villages
editUnincorporated towns
edit- Arabia at 39°45′58″N 87°19′19″W / 39.766150°N 87.321960°W
- Armiesburg at 39°45′48″N 87°21′04″W / 39.763372°N 87.351128°W
- Bradfield Corner at 39°43′56″N 87°17′56″W / 39.732261°N 87.298905°W
- Midway at 39°46′31″N 87°19′03″W / 39.775317°N 87.317516°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains these four cemeteries: Arabia, Armiesburg, Hixon and Watts.
Major highways
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School districts
edit- Southwest Parke Community School Corporation
Political districts
edit- State House District 42
- State Senate District 38
References
edit- "Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ Bowen 1913, pp. 52–53, 221.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
Bibliography
edit- History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. 1913. pp. 25–225. Retrieved December 17, 2010.