Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Riley Township is one of twelve townships
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 Vigo County
Vigo County, Indiana
Vigo County is a county located along the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Terre Haute....

, 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
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. 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 2,805.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Riley Township covers an area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²); of this, 35.27 square miles (91.3 km²) (98.23 percent) is land and 0.64 square miles (1.7 km²) (1.77 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Riley
    Riley, Indiana
    Riley, once known as Lockport, is a town in Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States. The population was 221 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

  • Terre Haute
    Terre Haute, Indiana
    Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...

     (southeast edge)

Adjacent townships

  • Lost Creek Township
    Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Lost Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,907. It contains Terre Haute, Indiana's eastern, suburban end, along with the affluent Hulman family ranch and the Terre Haute International Airport originally named after the...

     (north)
  • Posey Township, Clay County
    Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana
    Posey Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,984.-Geography:Posey Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Brazil * Staunton...

     (northeast)
  • Perry Township, Clay County
    Perry Township, Clay County, Indiana
    Perry Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 960.-Geography:Perry Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Art* Cory* Hickory Island...

     (east)
  • Pierson Township
    Pierson Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Pierson Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,269.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Pierson Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated communities:* Blackhawk* Brown...

     (south)
  • Linton Township
    Linton Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Linton Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,212.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Linton Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Honey Creek Township * Riley...

     (southwest)
  • Honey Creek Township
    Honey Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Honey Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 14,280. It contains Terre Haute's main shopping district along US Route 41 and is by far the most characteristically suburban of the twelve Vigo County townships...

     (west)
  • Harrison Township
    Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 51,898. It is entirely contained in Terre Haute's city limits, thus explaining why it is both the most densely populated and the most populated overall.-Geography:According to the...

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Cooper, Jones, Liberty, Mewhinney and Miner.

Political districts

  • 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....

  • State House District 46
  • State Senate District 39

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