Otter Creek Township, Ripley County, Indiana
Otter Creek Township | |
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| Coordinates: 39°05′41″N 85°23′28″W / 39.09472°N 85.39111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Ripley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.69 sq mi (108.0 km2) |
| • Land | 41.66 sq mi (107.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,319 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Area code | 812 |
| FIPS code | 18-57276[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453698 |
Otter Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Ripley County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,319 (down from 1,410 at 2010[3]) and it contained 579 housing units.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 1,605 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,559 | −2.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,645 | 5.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,405 | −14.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,218 | −13.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,268 | 4.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,206 | −4.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,326 | 10.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,337 | 0.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,377 | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,334 | −3.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,339 | 0.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,410 | 5.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,319 | −6.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census[5] | |||
Geography[edit]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.69 square miles (108.0 km2), of which 41.66 square miles (107.9 km2) (or 99.93%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.05%) is water.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "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 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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