Pigeon Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Warrick County |
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Coordinates: 38°10′02″N 87°04′53″W / 38.16722°N 87.08139°WCoordinates: 38°10′02″N 87°04′53″W / 38.16722°N 87.08139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Warrick |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2) |
• Land | 40.47 sq mi (104.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.27% |
Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 979 |
• Density | 24.2/sq mi (9.3/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47523, 47541, 47637 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453733 |
Pigeon Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 979 and it contained 436 housing units.
Pigeon Township was created out of Owen Township in September 1849. The township derives its name from the Little Pigeon River.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.58 square miles (105.1 km2), of which 40.47 square miles (104.8 km2) (or 99.73%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.27%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these five cemeteries: Avery, Bruce, Chinn, Twin and Wetherill.