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Carter Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°09′21″N 86°57′32″W / 38.15583°N 86.95889°W / 38.15583; -86.95889
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Carter Township
Coordinates: 38°09′21″N 86°57′32″W / 38.15583°N 86.95889°W / 38.15583; -86.95889
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.09 sq mi (93.5 km2)
 • Land35.84 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,228
 • Density89/sq mi (35/km2)
FIPS code18-10576[2]
GNIS feature ID453161

Carter Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,228 and it contained 1,311 housing units.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18902,125
19002,1330.4%
19102,065−3.2%
19202,1172.5%
19302,091−1.2%
19401,991−4.8%
19502,0191.4%
19602,1988.9%
19702,4099.6%
19803,16031.2%
19903,032−4.1%
20003,1212.9%
20103,2584.4%
20203,228−0.9%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

History

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Carter Township was named for Thomas Carter, a county commissioner.[5]

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 35.84 square miles (92.8 km2) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.[6]

Cities and towns

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Unincorporated towns

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References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 272.
  6. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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