Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Clark
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|government_type = Indiana township
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|area_total_sq_mi = 65.09
|area_land_sq_mi = 64.49
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.6
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Charlestown_township,_Clark_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1801912142 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 21, 2024}}
|population_total = 15146
|population_density_sq_mi = 208.6
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|elevation_ft = 610
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|blank_info = 18-12142{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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Charlestown Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,450 and it contained 5,382 housing units.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18019
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18019
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-10
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History
Charlestown Township was organized in 1817.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00john | title=Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana | publisher=Chicago Printing Company | year=1889 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00john/page/9 9]}}
Geography
=Cities and towns=
=Unincorporated towns=
- Otisco
- Rolling Hills
- Springville (extinct)
=Adjacent townships=
- Oregon Township (north)
- Owen Township (east)
- Utica Township (south)
- Silver Creek Township (southwest)
- Union Township (west)
- Monroe Township (northwest)
=Major highways=
=Cemeteries=
The township contains several cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery, Baird Cemetery (a.k.a. King), Bottorff, Caldwell (a.k.a. Lutz/Prather), Carter, Charlestown, Coble, County Poor Farm, Crace, Douglas, Faris, Fifty-four, Goodwin, Goodwin/Nicholson, Hammond, Hester-Rowland, Kessler (a.k.a. Faris II), Long, Mathes, McCormick (a.k.a. McCullough), McDonald, Meloy, Montgomery, Otisco Cemetery (a.k.a. Seedtick), Pleasant Grove, Robertson, Robinson, Salem Methodist Church, Shelby Cemetery, Silver Creek Cemetery, St. Michael's, James Stuart Plantation, Weimer, and Worrell/Worrall.{{cite web|last1=Mauk|first1=Lois|title=Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/clark/cemeteries/cemindex.html|website=usgennet.org|publisher=USGenNet|accessdate=7 September 2014}}
References
- {{cite gnis|453197|Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
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External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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Category:Townships in Clark County, Indiana