Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°21′03″N 87°35′28″W / 38.35083°N 87.59111°W / 38.35083; -87.59111CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGibsonNamed forPatoka RiverGovernment

• TypeIndiana township • TrusteePhyllis ErnstArea

• Total68.92 sq mi (178.5 km²) • Land68.49 sq mi (177.4 km²) • Water0.43 sq mi (1.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

446 ft (136 m)Population

(2020)

• Total11,527 • Density170/sq mi (65/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

47670 47671

Area code812 - 385 / 386 / 387 / 388 / 724 / 779FIPS code18-58338^[2]GNIS feature ID453709Largest Township in Gibson County by population

Patoka Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,527 (down from 11,864 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 5,309 housing units.^[4] It is the largest township in population, accounting for roughly 30% of the county's total population.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	6,530	—
1900	8,712	33.4%
1910	9,439	8.3%
1920	9,840	4.2%
1930	10,459	6.3%
1940	11,099	6.1%
1950	11,189	0.8%
1960	11,135	−0.5%
1970	11,206	0.6%
1980	11,999	7.1%
1990	11,582	−3.5%
2000	11,502	−0.7%
2010	11,864	3.1%
2020	11,527	−2.8%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Patoka Township was organized in 1813.^[6] It took its name from the Patoka River.^[7]

The Lyles Consolidated School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[8]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 68.92 square miles (178.5 km²), of which 68.49 square miles (177.4 km²) (or 99.38%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 0.62%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Princeton (the county seat and largest community)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Archer, Hitch, Maple Hill, Odd Fellows, Saint Josephs, Sand Hill and Warnock.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41
State Road 64
State Road 65

Education

Public education in Patoka Township is administered by the North Gibson School Corporation.

Public Schools

Princeton Community Primary School
Princeton Community Intermediate School
Princeton Community Middle School
Princeton Community High School

Private Schools

St. Joseph Catholic School
Bethel Christian School

Higher Education

Vincennes University Workforce Development

Museums

Lyles Station Schoolhouse Museum - Lyles Station (2 miles WNW of Princeton)

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 340.
^ History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 153.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.