Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana

Leopold Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°06′13″N 86°36′23″W / 38.10361°N 86.60639°W / 38.10361; -86.60639
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPerry
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
32.37 sq mi (83.8 km2)
 • Land32.11 sq mi (83.2 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.80%
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
717
 • Density22/sq mi (8.6/km2)
ZIP codes
47514, 47515, 47520, 47525, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID453547

Leopold Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 717 and it contained 317 housing units.[1]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890899—
1900868−3.4%
1910758−12.7%
1920726−4.2%
1930664−8.5%
1940629−5.3%
1950602−4.3%
1960544−9.6%
19705664.0%
19806199.4%
19906230.6%
200072015.6%
20107656.3%
2020717−6.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Leopold Township was established in 1847, and named after Leopold I of Belgium.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.37 square miles (83.8 km2), of which 32.11 square miles (83.2 km2) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.80%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Frakes, Lanman, Rennie, Rhodes and Saint Johns.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Tipsaw Lake

School districts

  • Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

  • State House District 73
  • State Senate District 47

References

  • "Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  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. 26.
  4. ^ "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.