Curry Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Sullivan County |
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Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W / 39.21417°N 87.39889°WCoordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W / 39.21417°N 87.39889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Sullivan |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.12 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
• Land | 34.95 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.48% |
Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,559 |
• Density | 101.8/sq mi (39.3/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47850, 47879 |
GNIS feature ID | 453250 |
Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,559 and it contained 1,643 housing units.
The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km2), of which 34.95 square miles (90.5 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.