Barton Township, Indiana

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Barton Township
Barton Township, Indiana
Barton Township
Barton Township
Location in Indiana
Basic data
State : United States
State : Indiana
County : Gibson County
Coordinates : 38 ° 15 ′  N , 87 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 15 ′  N , 87 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,677 (as of 2010)
Population density : 13.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 127.77 km 2  (about 49 mi 2 )
Height : 131 m
Postcodes : 47654, 47683
Area code : +1 812
FIPS : 18-03556
GNIS ID : 453097
Map highlighting Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana.svg
Location of Barton Township in Gibson County

The Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County in the US -amerikanischen State Indiana . In 2010 Barton Township had 1677 residents.

geography

Barton Township is located in southwest Indiana about 35 km north of the Ohio River , which forms the border with Kentucky . The Wabash River , which forms the border with Illinois , is about 45 km to the west.

The Barton Township is located at 38 ° 15 '  N , 87 ° 23'  W and extends over 127.77 km².

The Barton Township is located in southeast Gibson County and borders east on Pike and south on Warrick County . Within Gibson County, Barton Township is bordered by Johnson Township to the southwest, Union Township to the west, Center Township to the northwest and Columbia Township to the north .

traffic

In a north-south direction, Indiana State Route 57 runs through the township, into which Indiana State Route 168 joins at its eastern end point . All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads.

Parallel to IN 57 runs a railway line of the Indiana Southern Railroad through the township, which leads from the northeast to Evansville .

The Evansville Regional Airport is located about 25 km southwest of Barton Township.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Barton Township had 1,677 people in 664 households. The population density was 13.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.53 people lived in each of the 664 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.0 percent of the population.

24.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.6 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 39,894  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,147. 20.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

In addition to scattered settlement, the population of Barton Township lives in the following localities:

Towns

Unincorporated Community

Individual evidence

  1. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 30, 2012
  2. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed August 30, 2012

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