Halbert Township, Martin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°39′40″N 86°44′17″W / 38.66111°N 86.73806°W / 38.66111; -86.73806Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMartinGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total52.37 sq mi (135.6 km²) • Land51.92 sq mi (134.5 km²) • Water0.44 sq mi (1.1 km²) 0.84%Elevation

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574 ft (175 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,545 • Density30/sq mi (11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47446, 47581

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID453361

Halbert Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,545 and it contained 711 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,881	—
1900	2,098	11.5%
1910	2,101	0.1%
1920	1,716	−18.3%
1930	1,558	−9.2%
1940	1,605	3.0%
1950	1,726	7.5%
1960	1,675	−3.0%
1970	1,673	−0.1%
1980	1,646	−1.6%
1990	1,587	−3.6%
2000	1,721	8.4%
2010	1,631	−5.2%
2020	1,545	−5.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 52.37 square miles (135.6 km²), of which 51.92 square miles (134.5 km²) (or 99.14%) is land and 0.44 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Shoals (east half)

Unincorporated towns

Ironton at 38°39′44″N 86°46′31″W / 38.662274°N 86.775276°W / 38.662274; -86.775276
Lacy at 38°38′01″N 86°46′35″W / 38.633663°N 86.776386°W / 38.633663; -86.776386
Natchez at 38°37′02″N 86°42′39″W / 38.617275°N 86.710828°W / 38.617275; -86.710828
Willow Valley at 38°41′38″N 86°43′11″W / 38.693940°N 86.719719°W / 38.693940; -86.719719

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Acre, Baxter, Elliott, Hawkins and Union Chapel.

Major highways

U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 150
State Road 550

Lakes

Deep Cut Lake

School districts

Shoals Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 62
State House District 63
State Senate District 48

References

"Halbert Township, Martin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.