Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
White Post Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,072 and it contained 450 housing units.[1]
The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin.
White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump.[2]
Remove ads
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2), all land.[4]
Cities, towns, villages
Adjacent townships
- Cass Township (north)
- Rich Grove Township (northeast)
- Jefferson Township (east)
- Beaver Township (southeast)
- Salem Township (south)
- Gillam Township, Jasper County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.
Major highways
Remove ads
Education
- West Central School Corporation
White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 20
- State Senate District 18
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads