Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Warrick
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|area_total_sq_mi = 39.91
|area_land_sq_mi = 39.54
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.37
|area_water_percent = 0.93
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Skelton Township, Warrick County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Skelton_township,_Warrick_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1817370002 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 21, 2024}}
|population_total = 1533
|population_density_sq_mi = 41.1
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|elevation_m = 129
|elevation_ft = 423
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Skelton Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,625 and it contained 635 housing units.{{cite web
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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200050/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18173
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|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
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|accessdate=2013-05-10
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History
Skelton Township was organized in about 1820.{{cite book|last=Barr|first=Arvil Sylvester|title=A History of Warrick County, Indiana, Prior to 1820, Including a Sketch of Methodism in the County Down to 1850|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2nMyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA17|year=1915|publisher=Indiana University|page=17}} The township was named for Zachariah Skelton, a local judge.{{cite book|last=Fortune|first=William|title=Warrick and Its Prominent People: A History of Warrick County, Indiana from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement|url=https://archive.org/details/warrickitsprominfort|year=1881|publisher=Courier Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/warrickitsprominfort/page/21 21]}}
Geography
=Cities, towns, villages=
=Unincorporated towns=
- Ash Iron Springs at {{coord|38.035326|-87.186669|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- De Gonia Springs at {{coord|38.055604|-87.185558|scale:10000|display=inline}}
- Eames at {{coord|38.079216|-87.131668|scale:10000|display=inline}}
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Pigeon Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township, Spencer County (east)
- Grass Township, Spencer County (southeast)
- Boon Township (west)
- Owen Township (northwest)
=Cemeteries=
The township contains these eight cemeteries: Clark, Garrison, Kelley, Mill, Polk, Polk, Reed, Roth and Skelton.
School districts
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 74
- State Senate District 47
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310144543/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edgar.html United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles]
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)]
- [http://www.indianamap.org/ IndianaMap]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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