Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana
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Barton Township is one of ten townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana and is included in the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton.-Geography:...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 1,796. Somerville is the township seat.

Geography

Barton Township covers an area of 49.33 square miles (127.8 km²); of this, 0.11 square mile (0.2848986921 km²) or 0.21 percent is water.

Adjacent townships

Gibson County
  • Columbia Township
    Columbia Township, Gibson County, Indiana
    Columbia Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,149. Oakland City is the township seat.-Geography:Columbia Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.23 percent is water....

     (north)
  • Johnson Township
    Johnson Township, Gibson County, Indiana
    Johnson Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,462. Haubstadt is the township seat...

     (southwest)
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Gibson County, Indiana
    Union Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,954. Fort Branch is the township seat. 2005 Estimate: 4,980...

     (west)
  • Center Township
    Center Township, Gibson County, Indiana
    Center Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,478. Francisco is the township seat.-Geography:Center Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.1 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:...

     (northwest)

Pike County
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana
    Monroe Township is one of nine townships in Pike County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 715.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Coe at * Enos Corner at *...

     (east)

Warrick County
  • Greer Township
    Greer Township, Warrick County, Indiana
    Greer Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,881.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Greer Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Rosebud at * Wheatonville at...

     (south)
  • Hart Township
    Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana
    Hart Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,488.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Hart Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Eby at * Graham Valley at *...

     (southeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Albright, Eden, Kilpatrick, Providence, St John's, Somerville and Townsley.

Major highways

  • Interstate 69
    Interstate 69
    Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...

     (Under Construction)
  • Indiana State Road 57
    Indiana State Road 57
    State Road 57 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a north–south, largely two-lane road in the southwestern portion of the state.-Route description:...

  • Indiana State Road 168
    Indiana State Road 168
    State Road 168 is a long east–west two-lane highway that exists entirely within Gibson County in the far southwestern portion of the state, spanning Barton, Montgomery, and Union townships.-Route description:...


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