Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Curry Township
Township

Location in Sullivan County
Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W / 39.21417°N 87.39889°W / 39.21417; -87.39889Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W / 39.21417°N 87.39889°W / 39.21417; -87.39889
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Sullivan
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 35.12 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Land 34.95 sq mi (90.5 km2)
 • Water 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.48%
Elevation 545 ft (166 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,559
 • Density 101.8/sq mi (39.3/km2)
ZIP codes 47850, 47879
GNIS feature ID 453250

Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,559 and it contained 1,643 housing units.[1]

The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km2), of which 34.95 square miles (90.5 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

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. ↑ Wolfe, Thomas Jefferson (1909). History of Sullivan County, Indiana. New York, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 43.

External links

 Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County Linton Township, Vigo County Pierson Township, Vigo County
Fairbanks Township Jackson Township
   Curry Township  
Turman Township Hamilton Township
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