Laughery Township, Ripley County, Indiana

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
Township
Coordinates: 39°15′07″N 85°15′14″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Ripley
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.97 sq mi (67.3 km2)
• Land	25.85 sq mi (67.0 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	906 ft (276 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,090
• Density	200/sq mi (76/km2)
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-42336[2]
GNIS feature ID	453542

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,101		—
1900	2,459		17.0%
1910	2,883		17.2%
1920	3,082		6.9%
1930	3,464		12.4%
1940	3,754		8.4%
1950	3,902		3.9%
1960	4,148		6.3%
1970	4,231		2.0%
1980	4,357		3.0%
1990	4,441		1.9%
2000	4,581		3.2%
2010	4,736		3.4%
2020	5,090		7.5%
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

• Batesville (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Ballstown
• Cross Roads
• Laugheryville