Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana

Laughery Township
Township
Coordinates: 39°15′07″N 85°15′14″W / 39.25194°N 85.25389°W / 39.25194; -85.25389
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRipley
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
25.97 sq mi (67.3 km2)
 • Land25.85 sq mi (67.0 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
906 ft (276 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,090
 • Density200/sq mi (76/km2)
Area code812
FIPS code18-42336[2]
GNIS feature ID453542

Laughery Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,090 (up from 4,736 at 2010[3]) and it contained 2,108 housing units.[4]

Laughery Township took its name from Laughery Creek.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18902,101—
19002,45917.0%
19102,88317.2%
19203,0826.9%
19303,46412.4%
19403,7548.4%
19503,9023.9%
19604,1486.3%
19704,2312.0%
19804,3573.0%
19904,4411.9%
20004,5813.2%
20104,7363.4%
20205,0907.5%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.97 square miles (67.3 km2), of which 25.85 square miles (67.0 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for Laughery Creek via Laughery Township...
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".


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