Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

Curry Township
Township

Location in Sullivan County
Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W / 39.21417°N 87.39889°W / 39.21417; -87.39889Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W / 39.21417°N 87.39889°W / 39.21417; -87.39889
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Sullivan
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total 35.12 sq mi (91.0 km2)
  Land 34.95 sq mi (90.5 km2)
  Water 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.48%
Elevation 545 ft (166 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 3,559
  Density 101.8/sq mi (39.3/km2)
ZIP codes 47850, 47879
GNIS feature ID 453250

Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,559 and it contained 1,643 housing units.[1]

The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km2), of which 34.95 square miles (90.5 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 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.
  2. Wolfe, Thomas Jefferson (1909). History of Sullivan County, Indiana. New York, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 43.

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