Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Ray Township
Township
Location in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°24′32″N 86°35′12″W / 39.40889°N 86.58667°WCoordinates: 39°24′32″N 86°35′12″W / 39.40889°N 86.58667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.78 sq mi (66.8 km^2)
• Land	25.56 sq mi (66.2 km^2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.6 km^2)  0.85%
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,631
• Density	63.8/sq mi (24.6/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	46151, 46166, 47433
GNIS feature ID	0453783

Ray Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,631 and it contained 648 housing units.^[1]

History

The Blankenship-Hodges-Brown House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.78 square miles (66.8 km²), of which 25.56 square miles (66.2 km²) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km²) (or 0.85%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Paragon

Unincorporated towns

• Potato Mound at 39°24′29″N 86°32′32″W / 39.408103°N 86.542220°W
• Whitaker at 39°22′47″N 86°36′27″W / 39.379769°N 86.607501°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Friendship Park, Goss and Stierwalt.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 67

School districts

• Metropolitan School District of Martinsville Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 47
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 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. 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 Ray Township