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Lane Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 281 and it contained 119 housing units.[1]

Lane Township Warrick County
Township
Location in Warrick County
Coordinates: 38°12′19″N 87°10′55″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warrick
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.95 sq mi (62.0 km2)
• Land	23.51 sq mi (60.9 km2)
• Water	0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2)  1.80%
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	281
• Density	12/sq mi (5/km2)
ZIP codes	47523, 47601, 47619, 47637
GNIS feature ID	453541

History

Lane Township was formed out of Owen Township in 1859.[2] The township was named for Joseph Lane, a state legislator.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.95 square miles (62.0 km²), of which 23.51 square miles (60.9 km²) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.80%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Hemenway at 38.20394°N 87.134447°W / 38.20394; -87.134447
• Jockey at 38.178383°N 87.163336°W / 38.178383; -87.163336
• Scalesville at 38.20255°N 87.206116°W / 38.20255; -87.206116

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

Adjacent townships

• Lockhart Township, Pike County (northeast)
• Pigeon Township (east)
• Owen Township (south)
• Hart Township (west)
• Monroe Township, Pike County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Ashby and Ebenezer.

School districts

• Warrick County School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 47

References

Sources

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

Notes

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

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