Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana

Pike Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 1,167 and it contained 515 housing units.^[2]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,043		—
1900	1,107		6.1%
1910	1,039		−6.1%
1920	997		−4.0%
1930	929		−6.8%
1940	898		−3.3%
1950	931		3.7%
1960	1,047		12.5%
1970	1,266		20.9%
1980	1,480		16.9%
1990	1,234		−16.6%
2000	1,185		−4.0%
2010	1,221		3.0%
2020	1,167		−4.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Pike Township
Township
Location of Pike Township in Warren County
Location of Indiana in the United States
Coordinates: 40°15′21″N 87°23′20″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Warren
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	17.56 sq mi (45.5 km2)
• Land	17.36 sq mi (45.0 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)  1.14%
Elevation [1]	659 ft (201 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,167
• Density	66/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	453737

History

Pike Township was one of the four original townships in the county, formed on November 6, 1827.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.56 square miles (45.5 km²), of which 17.36 square miles (45.0 km²) (or 98.86%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 1.14%) is water.^[5] The streams of Dry Branch, Foster Branch, Johnson Branch, Jordan Creek and Redwood Creek run through this township. Pike Township has two towns: West Lebanon, with a population of 793 and contains two-thirds of the residents of the township, and Old Town.

Map of Pike Township

1877 map of Pike Township

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries. Shanklin Hill Cemetery is a small burial ground located on the western border of the township.^[6] West Lebanon Cemetery is much larger and is located southeast of the town.^[7]

Transportation

Indiana State Road 28 passes through the north end of the township on its route from the Illinois state line in the west to Williamsport (and beyond) in the east.^[8] Indiana State Road 63 begins in Liberty Township just to the north, and runs through the western part of Pike Township on its way south to Terre Haute.^[9] Indiana State Road 263 begins at State Road 63 and passes through West Lebanon, re-joining State Road 63 in the south part of the county.^[10]

Education

Pike Township is part of the Metropolitan School District of Warren County. It contains the county's only high school, Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School, located on State Road 263 north of West Lebanon; one of the three elementary schools, Warren Central Elementary School, is co-located with Seeger.^[11]

Pike Township is served by the West Lebanon-Pike Township Public Library.^[12]

Government

Pike Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.^[13]

Pike Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district, Indiana House of Representatives District 42,^[14] and Indiana State Senate District 38.^[15]

Climate and weather

West Lebanon, Indiana
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1.9     32 15     1.8     38 20     2.8     49 29     3.4     62 39     4.3     73 50     4.5     82 60     4.2     85 63     3.7     83 60     3.1     77 52     2.8     65 41     3.2     50 33     2.5     37 21 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches Source: The Weather Channel[16]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     49     0 −9     46     3 −7     72     9 −2     86     17 4     108     23 10     115     28 16     106     29 17     93     28 16     77     25 11     71     18 5     81     10 1     65     3 −6 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in West Lebanon have ranged from a low of 15 °F (−9 °C) in January to a high of 85 °F (29 °C) in July, with a record low of −26 °F (−32 °C) recorded in January 1994 and a record high of 105 °F (41 °C) recorded in August 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.80 inches (46 mm) in February to 4.53 inches (115 mm) in June.^[16]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
3. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. Warren County Historical Society 1966, p. 62.
5. "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.
6. "Shanklin Hill Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
7. "West Lebanon Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
8. "State Road 28". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
9. "State Road 63". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
10. "State Road 263". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
11. "Corporation Snapshot, M S D Warren County #8115". Indiana Department of Education. Archived from the original on July 6, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
12. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
13. "Government". United Township Association of Indiana. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
14. "Indiana Senate" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
15. "Indiana House Districts" (PDF). State of Indiana. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
16. "Monthly Averages for West Lebanon, Indiana". The Weather Channel. Retrieved January 27, 2011.

• "Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles

Bibliography

• Goodspeed, Weston A. (1883). "Part II. History of Warren County". Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Chicago: F. A. Battey and Company. pp. 31–156. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
• Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 201–335. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
• Warren County Historical Society (1966). A History of Warren County, Indiana. Williamsport, Indiana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Warren County Historical Society (2002). A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary ed.). Williamsport, Indiana.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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