Carr Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Carr Township in Clark County |
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Coordinates: 38°26′46″N 85°50′11″W / 38.44611°N 85.83639°WCoordinates: 38°26′46″N 85°50′11″W / 38.44611°N 85.83639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 26.89 sq mi (69.6 km2) |
• Land | 26.36 sq mi (68.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,452 |
• Density | 130.9/sq mi (50.5/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-10432 |
GNIS feature ID | 453158 |
Carr Township is one of twelve townships in Clark County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,452 and it contained 1,378 housing units.
Carr Township was organized in 1854. It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.89 square miles (69.6 km2), of which 26.36 square miles (68.3 km2) (or 98.03%) is land and 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 1.97%) is water.
The township contains Several cemeteries: Adkins, Allen (aka Jenkins), Hagest (aka Keibler and Hitch), Hickory Grove, Merrill-Ward, Miller, St. John the Baptist Catholic, Stone Grave at Deam Lake, and Wagner.