Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana

Leopold Township
Township

Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°06′13″N 86°36′23″W / 38.10361°N 86.60639°W / 38.10361; -86.60639Coordinates: 38°06′13″N 86°36′23″W / 38.10361°N 86.60639°W / 38.10361; -86.60639
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 32.37 sq mi (83.8 km2)
 • Land 32.11 sq mi (83.2 km2)
 • Water 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.80%
Elevation 659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 765
 • Density 23.8/sq mi (9.2/km2)
ZIP codes 47514, 47515, 47520, 47525, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453547

Leopold Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 765 and it contained 319 housing units.[1]

History

Leopold Township was established in 1847, and named after Leopold I of Belgium.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.37 square miles (83.8 km2), of which 32.11 square miles (83.2 km2) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.80%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Frakes, Lanman, Rennie, Rhodes and Saint Johns.

Major highways

Lakes

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 26.
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