Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Ripley Township
Township
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°59′44″N 87°02′41″W / 39.99556°N 87.04472°W / 39.99556; -87.04472Coordinates: 39°59′44″N 87°02′41″W / 39.99556°N 87.04472°W / 39.99556; -87.04472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	31.61 sq mi (81.9 km2)
• Land	31.58 sq mi (81.8 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.09%
Elevation[1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	977
• Density	30.9/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	47916, 47933, 47990
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	453803

Ripley Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 977 and it contained 456 housing units.^[2]

History

Abijah O'Neall II House and Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.61 square miles (81.9 km²), of which 31.58 square miles (81.8 km²) (or 99.91%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.09%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

• Alamo

Unincorporated towns

• Deer Mill at 39°56′51″N 87°03′20″W / 39.947543°N 87.055565°W / 39.947543; -87.055565
• Hibernia at 40°00′15″N 87°00′04″W / 40.004211°N 87.001119°W / 40.004211; -87.001119
• Taylor Corner at 40°01′30″N 87°00′58″W / 40.025043°N 87.01612°W / 40.025043; -87.01612
• Yountsville at 40°01′29″N 86°58′48″W / 40.024766°N 86.980008°W / 40.024766; -86.980008

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Fruits, O'Neal, Sparks, Stonebraker and Yountsville.

Landmarks

• Shades State Park (north quarter)

School districts

• South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 23

References

• "Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09. 
2. 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. 
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 Ripley Township