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Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,677 and it contained 720 housing units.[3] Somerville is the township seat.

Barton Township Gibson County
Township
Location in Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°23′26″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Somerville
School District	East Gibson School Corporation
Government
• Type	Indiana township
• Trustee	Wilma Miley
Area
• Total	49.38 sq mi (127.9 km2)
• Land	49.17 sq mi (127.3 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	430 ft (131 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,677
• Density	34.1/sq mi (13.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	47646, 47654, 47683
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-03556[2]
GNIS feature ID	453097

Barton Township was organized in 1843.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.38 square miles (127.9 km²), of which 49.17 square miles (127.3 km²) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

• Mackey
• Somerville

Unincorporated towns

• Buckskin

Adjacent townships

Gibson County

• Columbia Township (north)
• Johnson Township (southwest)
• Union Township (west)
• Center Township (northwest)

Pike County

• Monroe Township (east)

Warrick County

• Greer Township (south)
• Hart Township (southeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Albright, Eden, Kilpatrick, Providence, St John's, Somerville and Townsley.

Major highways

• I-69
• SR 57
• SR 168

Education

Barton Township is part of the East Gibson School Corporation.

Schools

• Barton Township School - Mackey

References

• "Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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