Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Ohio Township
Township

Coordinates: 37°53′00″N 87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W / 37.88333; -87.09778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Spencer
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	68.16 sq mi (176.5 km)
• Land	67.63 sq mi (175.2 km)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.4 km)
Elevation	423 ft (129 m)
Population
• Total	4,842
• Density	71/sq mi (27/km)
FIPS code	18-56160
GNIS feature ID	453684

Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana, U.S.A. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,842 and it contained 2,207 housing units. Ohio Township contains the city of Rockport.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	5,571	—
1900	5,933	6.5%
1910	5,454	−8.1%
1920	4,829	−11.5%
1930	4,459	−7.7%
1940	4,326	−3.0%
1950	4,308	−0.4%
1960	4,284	−0.6%
1970	4,512	5.3%
1980	5,068	12.3%
1990	4,849	−4.3%
2000	5,092	5.0%
2010	5,306	4.2%
2020	4,842	−8.7%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Ohio Township was first settled in about 1818.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 68.16 square miles (176.5 km), of which 67.63 square miles (175.2 km) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km) (or 0.79%) is water.

Cities and towns

Rockport

Unincorporated towns

References

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 260.
"Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Spencer County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Rockport
City	Rockport	Map of Indiana highlighting Spencer County
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