White River Township Gibson County |
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Township | |
Location within Gibson County |
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Coordinates: 38°26′10″N 87°36′37″W / 38.43611°N 87.61028°WCoordinates: 38°26′10″N 87°36′37″W / 38.43611°N 87.61028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Gibson |
School District | North Gibson School Corporation |
Named for | White River |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
• Trustee | Kim Minkler |
Area | |
• Total | 49.04 sq mi (127.0 km2) |
• Land | 47.4 sq mi (123 km2) |
• Water | 1.63 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,689 |
• Density | 35.6/sq mi (13.7/km2) |
Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 47649, 47666, 47670 |
Area code(s) | 812 |
FIPS code | 18-83888 |
GNIS feature ID | 454053 |
White River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,689 and it contained 817 housing units.
It took its name from the White River.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.04 square miles (127.0 km2), of which 47.4 square miles (123 km2) (or 96.66%) is land and 1.63 square miles (4.2 km2) (or 3.32%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains eight cemeteries: Barnett, Decker Chapel, Field, Humphrey, Milburn, Morrison, Robb and Trippet.
White River Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation and like neighboring Washington Township also has no schools of its own since the early 1970s.