Ohio Township | |
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Township | |
Coordinates: 37°53′00″N 87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°WCoordinates: 37°53′00″N 87°05′52″W / 37.88333°N 87.09778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Spencer |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 68.16 sq mi (176.5 km2) |
• Land | 67.63 sq mi (175.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,306 |
• Density | 78.5/sq mi (30.3/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-56160 |
GNIS feature ID | 453684 |
Ohio Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,306 and it contained 2,287 housing units. Ohio Township contains the city of Rockport.
Ohio Township was first settled in about 1818.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 68.16 square miles (176.5 km2), of which 67.63 square miles (175.2 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) (or 0.79%) is water.