Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana

Oil Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°WCoordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	66.59 sq mi (172.5 km^2)
• Land	66.38 sq mi (171.9 km^2)
• Water	0.21 sq mi (0.5 km^2)  0.32%
Elevation	528 ft (161 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,546
• Density	38.4/sq mi (14.8/km^2)
ZIP codes	47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID	0453686

Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,546 and it contained 531 housing units.^[1]

History

Oil Township took its name from Oil Creek.^[2]

The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km²), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km²) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km²) (or 0.32%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Apalona at 38°09′16″N 86°37′56″W / 38.154504°N 86.632208°W
• Bandon at 38°08′14″N 86°36′01″W / 38.137282°N 86.600262°W
• Branchville at 38°09′49″N 86°34′47″W / 38.163672°N 86.579706°W
• Celina at 38°11′17″N 86°36′46″W / 38.188115°N 86.612763°W
• Doolittle Mills at 38°15′03″N 86°36′11″W / 38.250893°N 86.603041°W
• Oriole at 38°10′08″N 86°30′17″W / 38.168951°N 86.504703°W
• Saint Croix at 38°13′26″N 86°35′11″W / 38.223949°N 86.586374°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.

Major highways

• Interstate 64
• Indiana State Road 37

School districts

• Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 73
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "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. 22.
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Oil Township