Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Ripley Township

| settlement_type = Township

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| image_skyline = Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Walnut Ridge Friends Meetinghouse, a historic site in the township

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| image_map = Map highlighting Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.svg

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Indiana

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Rush

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| government_type = Indiana township

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| area_total_sq_mi = 35.86

| area_land_sq_mi = 35.68

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.18

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 2035

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

| utc_offset = -5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = -4

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}

| elevation_m = 283

| elevation_ft = 928

| coordinates = {{coord|39|44|33|N|85|34|43|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}

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| area_code = 765

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| blank_info = 18-64656{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453804 453804]

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Ripley Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,035 and it contained 891 housing units.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Ripley_township,_Rush_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1813964656 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=data.census.gov}}

{{US Census population

| footnote = Source: US Decennial Census{{Cite web|url=http://www.stats.indiana.edu/population/PopTotals/historic_counts_twps.asp|title = Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana}}

| 1890 = 2174

| 1900 = 2118

| 1910 = 1803

| 1920 = 1815

| 1930 = 1783

| 1940 = 1751

| 1950 = 1831

| 1960 = 1876

| 1970 = 1998

| 1980 = 1988

| 1990 = 1910

| 2000 = 2111

| 2010 = 2156

| 2020 = 2035

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History

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of {{convert|35.86|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|35.68|sqmi}} (or 99.50%) is land and {{convert|0.18|sqmi}} (or 0.50%) is water.{{cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18139 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203827/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18139 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |accessdate=2013-05-10 |publisher=United States Census}}

=Cities and towns=

=Unincorporated towns=

  • Boyd at {{coord|39.7186563|-85.5510851|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Charlottesville at {{coord|39.7903221|-85.6127533|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Farmers at {{coord|39.6989344|-85.5371958|scale:10000|display=inline}}
  • Henry at {{coord|39.7858778|-85.5874750|scale:10000|display=inline}}

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

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