| Mound Township | |
|---|---|
| — Township — | |
| Location of Mound Township in Warren County | |
| Location of Warren County in Indiana | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Warren |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.79 sq mi (43.48 km2) |
| • Land | 16.57 sq mi (42.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) 1.26% |
| Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 438 |
| • Density | 26.4/sq mi (10.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453656 |
Mound Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 438.[1]
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Mound Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.[2]
Mound Township covers an area of 16.79 square miles (43.5 km2); of this, 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) or 1.26 percent is water. The town of Foster is located just north of U.S. Route 136, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the township's southwestern border. The town of Baltimore thrived on the on the banks of the Wabash River in the early 19th century, but it no longer exists. The streams of Kitchen Creek and Possum Run run through this township.
The township contains these three cemeteries: Baltimore,[3] Rogers[4] and Upper Mound.[5]
U.S. Route 136 runs across the south part of the township, connecting Danville, Illinois to the west with Covington to the east.[6] Indiana State Road 63 runs from north to south in the eastern part of the township;[7] its child route of Indiana State Road 263 joins State Road 63 just north of the intersection with U.S. Route 136.[8] Meade Airport is located in this township.
Mound Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County.[9]
Mound Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.[10]
Mound Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,[11] and Indiana State Senate District 38.[12]
| Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois | Kent Township | |||
| Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois | Troy Township, Fountain County | |||
| Mound Township | ||||
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