Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°27′25″N 85°55′45″W / 38.45694°N 85.92917°W / 38.45694; -85.92917CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClarkGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total38.97 sq mi (100.9 km²) • Land38.83 sq mi (100.6 km²) • Water0.13 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

545 ft (166 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,766 • Density70.7/sq mi (27.3/km²)FIPS code18-85166^[3]GNIS feature ID454063

Wood Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units.^[4]

History

Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.97 square miles (100.9 km²), of which 38.83 square miles (100.6 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 0.33%) is water.^[4] It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.

Cities and towns

Borden

Unincorporated towns

Chestnut Hill
Pulltight
Starlight

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

Adjacent townships

Polk Township, Washington County (north)
Monroe Township (northeast)
Carr Township (east)
Lafayette Township, Floyd County (southeast)
Greenville Township, Floyd County (southwest)
Jackson Township, Washington County (west)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 60

Cemeteries

The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood.^[6]

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. pp. 19.
^ Mauk, Lois. "Clark County, Indiana Cemeteries". usgennet.org. USGenNet. Retrieved September 7, 2014.