Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana

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| subdivision_name1 = Indiana

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Posey

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| government_type = Indiana township

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| area_total_km2 = 96.73

| area_land_km2 = 96.6

| area_water_km2 = 0.13

| area_total_sq_mi = 37.35

| area_land_sq_mi = 37.3

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.05

| population_as_of = 2020

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| population_total = 1743

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| elevation_m = 146

| elevation_ft = 479

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Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Robb_township,_Posey_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1812965052 |access-date=2024-04-09 |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 = 2072

| 1900 = 2109

| 1910 = 2042

| 1920 = 2071

| 1930 = 1892

| 1940 = 2027

| 1950 = 2112

| 1960 = 1821

| 1970 = 1933

| 1980 = 2167

| 1990 = 2009

| 2000 = 2074

| 2010 = 1881

| 2020 = 1743

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History

Robb Township was organized in 1817.{{cite book|last=Leffel|first=John C.|title=History of Posey County, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofposeyco00leff|year=1913|publisher=Standard Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofposeyco00leff/page/79 79]}} The township was named for the Robb family of pioneer settlers.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028803406#page/n281/mode/2up | title=History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present | publisher=Goodspeed Publishing Co. | year=1886 | pages=282}}

Towns

Poseyville

Unincorporated Places

Education

It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18129_posey/DC20SD_C18129.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18129_posey/DC20SD_C18129_SD2MS.txt Text list] which operates North Posey High School.

References

External links

[http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
[http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]

Category:Townships in Posey County, Indiana

Category:Townships in Indiana