White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 86°52′23″W / 41.03917°N 86.87306°W / 41.03917; -86.87306
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White Post Township
Township
Location in Pulaski County
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 86°52′23″W / 41.03917°N 86.87306°W / 41.03917; -86.87306
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyPulaski
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Land36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,072
 • Density29/sq mi (11/km2)
ZIP codes
47946, 47957
GNIS feature ID454052

White Post Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,072 and it contained 450 housing units.[1]

The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin.

White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890922—
19001,38450.1%
19101,4011.2%
19201,281−8.6%
19301,116−12.9%
19401,30717.1%
19501,3725.0%
19601,284−6.4%
19701,218−5.1%
19801,2522.8%
19901,242−0.8%
20001,069−13.9%
20101,0750.6%
20201,072−0.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km2), all land.[4]

Cities, towns, villages[edit]

Adjacent townships[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.

Major highways[edit]

Education[edit]

  • West Central School Corporation

White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.[5]

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 572.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

External links[edit]

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