Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana

Oil Township
Township

Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W / 38.17972; -86.56361Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W / 38.17972; -86.56361
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2)
 • Land 66.38 sq mi (171.9 km2)
 • Water 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.32%
Elevation 528 ft (161 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,546
 • Density 38.4/sq mi (14.8/km2)
ZIP codes 47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453686

Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,546 and it contained 531 housing units.[1]

History

Oil Township took its name from Oil Creek.[2]

The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km2), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 22.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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