Oil Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°10′47″N 86°33′49″W / 38.17972°N 86.56361°W / 38.17972; -86.56361
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPerry
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2)
 • Land66.38 sq mi (171.9 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.32%
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,545
 • Density38/sq mi (15/km2)
ZIP codes
47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID453686

Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,545 and it contained 532 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,992—
19001,907−4.3%
19101,735−9.0%
19201,566−9.7%
19301,348−13.9%
19401,3631.1%
19501,078−20.9%
1960806−25.2%
19708859.8%
19808941.0%
19901,63983.3%
20002,03224.0%
20102,54625.3%
20202,5450.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Oil Township took its name from Oil Creek.[3]

The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km2), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[5]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 22.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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Places adjacent to Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana
Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Indiana, United States
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