Paoli Township, Orange County, Indiana

Paoli Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,038 and it contained 2,630 housing units.^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,719		—
1900	3,047		12.1%
1910	2,785		−8.6%
1920	3,066		10.1%
1930	3,602		17.5%
1940	4,020		11.6%
1950	4,448		10.6%
1960	4,805		8.0%
1970	5,151		7.2%
1980	5,780		12.2%
1990	5,624		−2.7%
2000	5,890		4.7%
2010	6,031		2.4%
2020	6,038		0.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

Paoli Township
Township
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°33′21″N 86°27′31″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	63.37 sq mi (164.1 km2)
• Land	63.25 sq mi (163.8 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.19%
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,038
• Density	95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47452, 47454, 47469
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453705

History

Thomas Elwood Lindley House and Newberry Friends Meeting House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 63.37 square miles (164.1 km²), of which 63.25 square miles (163.8 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

• Paoli

Unincorporated towns

• Chambersburg at 38.518112°N 86.392207°W / 38.518112; -86.392207
• Lost River at 38.606999°N 86.451377°W / 38.606999; -86.451377
• Stampers Creek at 38.558389°N 86.383319°W / 38.558389; -86.383319
• Syria at 38.586167°N 86.401653°W / 38.586167; -86.401653
• Turleys at 38.570888°N 86.520545°W / 38.570888; -86.520545
• Woodlawn Grove at 38.578111°N 86.458043°W / 38.578111; -86.458043

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Lewis, Paoli Community, Scott and Springer.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 150
• Indiana State Road 37
• Indiana State Road 56

Airports and landing strips

• Paoli Municipal Airport

Education

• Paoli Community School Corporation
• Throop Elementary School (Grades K-6)
• Paoli Junior Senior High School (Grades 7-12)

Paoli Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Paoli Public Library in the Town of Paoli.^[5]

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 62
• State Senate District 44