West Point Township, White County, Indiana
West Point Township | |
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Township | |
A windmill in southwestern West Point Township | |
Location in White County | |
Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 87°01′02″W / 40.69056°N 87.01722°WCoordinates: 40°41′26″N 87°01′02″W / 40.69056°N 87.01722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | White |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 53.6 sq mi (139 km2) |
• Land | 53.53 sq mi (138.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.13% |
Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 381 |
• Density | 7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47929, 47980, 47995 |
GNIS feature ID | 0454049 |
West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 381 and it contained 141 housing units.[1]
West Point Township was organized in 1845, and was named for a large tract of forest in the western part.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 53.6 square miles (139 km2), of which 53.53 square miles (138.6 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.13%) is water.[1]
Adjacent townships
- Princeton Township (north)
- Honey Creek Township (northeast)
- Big Creek Township (east)
- Prairie Township (southeast)
- Round Grove Township (south)
- Pine Township, Benton County (southwest)
- Gilboa Township, Benton County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains West Point Cemetery. Near the back of this cemetery is a marker for Alexander Lawrie, a northern captain in the Civil War and an artist of the Hudson River School. The market claims that Lawrie made a gift to the Indiana Museum of a set of 100 paintings of Civil War generals.
School districts
- Frontier School Corporation
- Tri-County School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 4th congressional district
- State House District 15
- State Senate District 07
References
- United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- 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.
- ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 278.
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