Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Mound Township is one of twelve townships
in Warren County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 438.
is located just north of U.S. Route 136, about 1 miles (1.6 km) east of the township's southwestern border. The town of Baltimore thrived on the on the banks of the Wabash River
in the early 19th century, but it no longer exists. The streams of Kitchen Creek and Possum Run run through this township.
runs across the south part of the township, connecting Danville, Illinois to the west with Covington to the east. Indiana State Road 63
runs from north to south in the eastern part of the township; its child route of Indiana State Road 263
joins State Road 63 just north of the intersection with U.S. Route 136. Meade Airport is located in this township.
Mound Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district
, Indiana House of Representatives
District 42, and Indiana State Senate District 38.
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 Warren County
Warren County, Indiana
Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River in the United States. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1827 and...
, 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 438.
History
Mound Township was one of the original four created when the county was organized in 1827.Geography
Mound Township covers an area of 16.79 square miles (43.5 km²); of this, 0.21 square mile (0.5438975031 km²) or 1.26 percent is water. The town of FosterFoster, Indiana
Foster is a small unincorporated town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.-History:Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster, an early settler. At one time the town had a post office, blacksmith shop, railroad depot, two stores, a stockyard, a threshing machine,...
is located just north of U.S. Route 136, about 1 miles (1.6 km) east of the township's southwestern border. The town of Baltimore thrived on the on the banks of the Wabash River
Wabash River
The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
in the early 19th century, but it no longer exists. The streams of Kitchen Creek and Possum Run run through this township.
Transportation
U.S. Route 136U.S. Route 136
U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles .-Nebraska:...
runs across the south part of the township, connecting Danville, Illinois to the west with Covington to the east. Indiana State Road 63
Indiana State Road 63
State 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...
runs from north to south in the eastern part of the township; its child route of Indiana State Road 263
Indiana State Road 263
State Road 263 is a business route of State Road 63 which runs through West Lebanon in Warren County, covering a distance of about . It is an undivided two-lane surface road for its entire length.-Route description:...
joins State Road 63 just north of the intersection with U.S. Route 136. Meade Airport is located in this township.
Government
Mound Township has a trustee who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief, 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.Mound Township is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana'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....
, Indiana House of Representatives
Indiana House of Representatives
The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...
District 42, and Indiana State Senate District 38.