White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana - USA

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White River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,689 and it contained 817 housing units.[3]

White River Township Gibson County
Township
Location within Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°26′10″N 87°36′37″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
School District	North Gibson School Corporation
Named for	White River
Government
• Type	Indiana township
• Trustee	Kim Minkler
Area
• Total	49.04 sq mi (127.0 km²)
• Land	47.4 sq mi (123 km²)
• Water	1.63 sq mi (4.2 km²)
Elevation [1]	400 ft (122 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,689
• Density	35.6/sq mi (13.7/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	47649, 47666, 47670
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-83888[2]
GNIS feature ID	454053

It took its name from the White River.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.04 square miles (127.0 km²), of which 47.4 square miles (123 km²) (or 96.66%) is land and 1.63 square miles (4.2 km²) (or 3.32%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Hazleton
Patoka

Unincorporated towns

East Mount Carmel
White River

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

Adjacent townships

Gibson County

Washington Township (east)
Patoka Township (south)
Montgomery Township (southwest)

Knox County

Decker Township (northwest)
Johnson Township (northeast)

Wabash County, IL

Mt. Carmel Precinct (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Barnett, Decker Chapel, Field, Humphrey, Milburn, Morrison, Robb and Trippet.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41
State Road 56
State Road 64

Airports and landing strips

Hull Airport

Education

White River Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation and like neighboring Washington Township also has no schools of its own since the early 1970s.

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 182.

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Oakland City	Map of Indiana highlighting Gibson County
Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville
Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River
Unincorporated communities	Baldwin Heights Buckskin Crawleyville Dongola Douglas Durham East Mount Carmel Giro Gudgel Johnson King Lyles Station McGary Mount Olympus Mounts Oatsville‡ Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling White River
Ghost town	Port Gibson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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