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Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°25′01″N 87°21′33″W / 38.41694°N 87.35917°W / 38.41694; -87.35917Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyPikeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total24.31 sq mi (63.0 km²) • Land23.94 sq mi (62.0 km²) • Water0.37 sq mi (1.0 km²) 1.52%Elevation

446 ft (136 m)Population

(2020)

• Total440 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km²)ZIP codes

47567, 47598

GNIS feature ID453580

Logan Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 440 and it contained 179 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,226	—
1900	1,293	5.5%
1910	1,278	−1.2%
1920	988	−22.7%
1930	921	−6.8%
1940	911	−1.1%
1950	640	−29.7%
1960	531	−17.0%
1970	514	−3.2%
1980	380	−26.1%
1990	379	−0.3%
2000	335	−11.6%
2010	474	41.5%
2020	440	−7.2%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

History

Logan Township was organized in 1846.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 24.31 square miles (63.0 km²), of which 23.94 square miles (62.0 km²) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km²) (or 1.52%) is water.^[4] The Patoka River defines the township's southern border.

Unincorporated towns

Chandler at 38°25′17″N 87°21′08″W / 38.421437°N 87.352237°W / 38.421437; -87.352237
Coats Spring at 38°26′15″N 87°23′26″W / 38.437548°N 87.390572°W / 38.437548; -87.390572
Oatsville at 38°24′25″N 87°24′27″W / 38.4069919°N 87.4075169°W / 38.4069919; -87.4075169
Rumble at 38°26′09″N 87°20′34″W / 38.435882°N 87.342793°W / 38.435882; -87.342793

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Barnes, Beck, DeJarnett, Loveless, McGillem, Willis and Wilson.

Major highways

I-69
SR 57

School districts

Pike County School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 64
State Senate District 48

References

"Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. Goodspeed Brothers. p. 276. ISBN 978-5-87521-222-2.
^ "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.