Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Highland Township is one of five townships
in Vermillion County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,655.
, Highland Township covers an area of 55.06 square miles (142.6 km²); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) or 0.95 percent is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Vermillion County
Vermillion County, Indiana
Vermillion County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. It was officially established in 1824 and was the 50th Indiana county to be formed. It is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Newport.According to the 2010...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 1,655.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Highland Township covers an area of 55.06 square miles (142.6 km²); of this, 0.52 square miles (1.3 km²) or 0.95 percent is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Flat IronFlat Iron, IndianaFlat Iron is a small, unincorporated community in Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States.-Geography:Flat Iron is located at . State Road 32, County Road 100W and County Road 1150N come together at this point to enclose a triangular, iron-shaped area of flat ground, giving...
- GessieGessie, IndianaGessie is a small town in Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana in the United States. The sole business the town was a grain elevator on railroad street, next to the CSX railroad tracks, with a pepsi machine. Several years ago the grain elevator was destroyed by a tornado...
- RileysburgRileysburg, IndianaRileysburg is a small town in Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana in the United States.- Geography :Rileysburg is located at 40°06'15" North, 87°31'32" West , one mile south of Interstate 74, a little over a quarter mile east of the Indiana-Illinois state line, and on a CSX Transportation...
- Tree SpringTree Spring, IndianaTree Spring is a town in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States.-Geography:Tree Spring is a landmark located at in Highland Township, Vermillion County, Indiana....
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Ater, Chenoweth, Harrison, Hicks, Hopewell, Hughes, Lower Mound and Smith.Highways
- Interstate 74Interstate 74Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western end is at an intersection with Interstate 80 in Davenport, Iowa; the eastern end of its Midwest segment is at an intersection with Interstate 75 in Cincinnati, Ohio...
- US Highway 136
- Indiana State Road 63Indiana State Road 63State Road 63 in the U. S. state of Indiana is a north–south route in the western portion of the state. Until mid-2008, it covered a distance of just over , but now is a discontinuous route. For , from the city of Terre Haute until it rejoins U.S. Route 41 near Carbondale, it is a four-lane...
- Indiana State Road 32Indiana State Road 32State Road 32 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional districtIndiana's 8th congressional districtIndiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington....
- State House District 42
- State Senate District 38