Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana

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Oil Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Location in Perry County
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Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 66.59 sq mi (172.5 km2)
 • Land 66.38 sq mi (171.9 km2)
 • Water 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)  0.32%
Elevation 528 ft (161 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,546
 • Density 38.4/sq mi (14.8/km2)
ZIP codes 47118, 47137, 47514, 47515, 47520, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453686

Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,546 and it contained 531 housing units.[1]

History

Oil Township took its name from Oil Creek.[2]

The Jacob Rickenbaugh House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 66.59 square miles (172.5 km2), of which 66.38 square miles (171.9 km2) (or 99.68%) is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 0.32%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

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  • Bandon at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Branchville at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Celina at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Doolittle Mills at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Oriole at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Saint Croix at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.

Major highways

School districts

  • Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

  • State House District 73
  • State Senate District 47

References

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External links

 Johnson Township, Crawford County
Union Township, Crawford County
Clark Township Boone Township, Crawford County
Ohio Township, Crawford County
  Oil Township  
Leopold Township Union Township
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