Walker Township, Rush County, Indiana

Walker Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°34′22″N 85°34′36″W / 39.57278°N 85.57667°W / 39.57278; -85.57667Coordinates: 39°34′22″N 85°34′36″W / 39.57278°N 85.57667°W / 39.57278; -85.57667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Rush
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 29.93 sq mi (77.5 km2)
 • Land 29.93 sq mi (77.5 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation[1] 912 ft (278 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 856
 • Density 28.6/sq mi (11.0/km2)
FIPS code 18-79658[2]
GNIS feature ID 453969

Walker Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 856 and it contained 364 housing units.[3]

Walker Township was organized in 1826.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.93 square miles (77.5 km2), all land.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ History of Rush County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1888. p. 291.


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