Cotton Township, Switzerland County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°52′17″N 85°00′58″W / 38.87139°N 85.01611°W / 38.87139; -85.01611Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountySwitzerlandGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.04 sq mi (93.3 km²) • Land35.99 sq mi (93.2 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.17%Elevation

883 ft (269 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,808 • Density50/sq mi (19/km²)ZIP codes

47011, 47019, 47020, 47038, 47043

GNIS feature ID453248

Cotton Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,808 and it contained 717 housing units.^[1]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,401	—
1900	1,345	−4.0%
1910	1,259	−6.4%
1920	1,172	−6.9%
1930	1,050	−10.4%
1940	1,034	−1.5%
1950	931	−10.0%
1960	879	−5.6%
1970	869	−1.1%
1980	1,009	16.1%
1990	1,214	20.3%
2000	1,476	21.6%
2010	2,040	38.2%
2020	1,808	−11.4%
Source: US Decennial Census^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.04 square miles (93.3 km²), of which 35.99 square miles (93.2 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Allensville at 38°52′23″N 85°01′13″W / 38.873116°N 85.020229°W / 38.873116; -85.020229
East Enterprise at 38°52′22″N 84°59′17″W / 38.872838°N 84.988006°W / 38.872838; -84.988006
Fairview at 38°52′24″N 85°04′51″W / 38.873393°N 85.080786°W / 38.873393; -85.080786

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Allensville, Bovard, Pelser and Stow.

Major highways

School districts

Switzerland County School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 9th congressional district
State House District 68
State Senate District 45

References

United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
IndianaMap

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.