Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana

Republican Township
Township

Location in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 38°43′48″N 85°33′32″W / 38.73000°N 85.55889°W / 38.73000; -85.55889Coordinates: 38°43′48″N 85°33′32″W / 38.73000°N 85.55889°W / 38.73000; -85.55889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jefferson
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 27.55 sq mi (71.4 km2)
 • Land 27.44 sq mi (71.1 km2)
 • Water 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.40%
Elevation 741 ft (226 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,599
 • Density 58.3/sq mi (22.5/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453786

Republican Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,599 and it contained 639 housing units.[1]

Republican Township was created on March 12, 1817 by the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court. It has had the following post offices, which are no longer in operation: Hargan (June 4, 1884-July 29, 1898); Ramsey’s Mills (Dec. 19, 1832-Jan. 14, 1848); Swanville (June 10, 1847-Oct. 23, 1866) and (Jan. 8, 1867-Jan. 15, 1907). There is no active post office in the township.

Ramseys Mills Post Office was renamed Kent, which operated from Jan. 14, 1848 until March 26, 1965, when mail service was transferred to Madison.

Its active churches include the Kent Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches. Past churches include the Ebenezer Methodist (ca. 1840-?): New Liberty Methodist (ca. 1900-1995/90), Providence Methodist (ca. 1830-?), Sharon Hill Presbyterian (1845-after 1945); White River Baptist (1811-1886/87) and White River Christian (founded as a New Light church in 1817, moved to Kent where the Kent Christian Church is its successor).

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 27.55 square miles (71.4 km2), of which 27.44 square miles (71.1 km2) (or 99.60%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.40%) is water.[1] The streams of Big Spring Creek, Chicken Run, Ramsey Creek and Thompson Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains cemeteries: Blankenship, Kent, Landon, Liberty, Lloyd, Scotland, Sharon Hill, Slippery Point and White River.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

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.

Baker, J. David, The Postal History of Indiana, 1976, Philatelic Bibliophile, P.O. Box 213971, Louisville, Ky. 1976.

John Paul Chapter DAR. Jefferson County Cemetery Transcriptions, Madison, 1941.

PAUL (1995): John Paul. Jefferson County Court Records 1811-1826. Transcribed by the Jefferson County Historical Society, Madison.

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