Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana

Clark Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,063 and it contained 489 housing units.^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,432		—
1900	2,616		7.6%
1910	2,391		−8.6%
1920	1,987		−16.9%
1930	1,607		−19.1%
1940	1,631		1.5%
1950	1,301		−20.2%
1960	1,144		−12.1%
1970	1,126		−1.6%
1980	1,111		−1.3%
1990	1,136		2.3%
2000	1,250		10.0%
2010	1,180		−5.6%
2020	1,063		−9.9%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

Clark Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°11′02″N 86°43′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	74.84 sq mi (193.8 km2)
• Land	74.59 sq mi (193.2 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.35%
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,063
• Density	14/sq mi (5.5/km2)
ZIP codes	47118, 47513, 47515, 47532, 47576, 47577, 47586
GNIS feature ID	453203

History

Clark Township was named for Robert Clark, a pioneer settler.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 74.84 square miles (193.8 km²), of which 74.59 square miles (193.2 km²) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.35%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

• Adyeville at 38.19089°N 86.769435°W / 38.19089; -86.769435
• Bristow at 38.140057°N 86.721655°W / 38.140057; -86.721655
• Fosters Ridge at 38.232836°N 86.662487°W / 38.232836; -86.662487
• Kitterman Corners at 38.222558°N 86.697488°W / 38.222558; -86.697488
• Saint Josephs Shrine at 38.168112°N 86.797769°W / 38.168112; -86.797769
• Sassafras at 38.188391°N 86.690266°W / 38.188391; -86.690266
• Siberia at 38.238113°N 86.733601°W / 38.238113; -86.733601
• Uniontown at 38.225336°N 86.660821°W / 38.225336; -86.660821

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Beard, Comstock, Crooks Thom, Enlow, Fox Ridge, Hobbs, Lanman, Lasher, Mount Pleasant, Sigler, Sigler, Stapleton, Taylor and Tenn Beard.

Major highways

• Interstate 64
• Indiana State Road 145

School districts

• Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 73
• State House District 74
• State Senate District 47