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}}
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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.)
References
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
{{Rush County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Rush County, Indiana
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