Loading AI tools
Township in Indiana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raccoon Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 689 and it had 341 housing units.[2]
Raccoon Township | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°39′01″N 87°10′55″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Parke |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 37.09 sq mi (96.1 km2) |
• Land | 37.05 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.11% |
Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 689 |
• Density | 19/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47836, 47837, 47872, 47874 |
Area code | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453778 |
Raccoon Township took its name from the Big and Little Raccoon creeks.[4]
The Bridgeton Covered Bridge, Bridgeton Historic District, Conley's Ford Covered Bridge, Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge and Nevins Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.09 square miles (96.1 km2), of which 37.05 square miles (96.0 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[6]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
The township contains five cemeteries: Brunot, Clear Run, Denman, Hartmans and Webster.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.