Linton Township, Vigo County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Linton 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 1,212.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Linton Township covers an area of 35.41 square miles (91.7 km²); of this, 34.95 square miles (90.5 km²) (98.7 percent) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²) (1.29 percent) is water.

Adjacent townships

  • 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...

     (north)
  • Riley Township
    Riley Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Riley Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,805.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Riley Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Riley* Terre Haute...

     (northeast)
  • 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...

     (east)
  • Jackson Township, Sullivan County
    Jackson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,720.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Pierson Township, Vigo...

     (southeast)
  • Curry Township, Sullivan County
    Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
    Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,769.The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.-Geography:...

     (south)
  • Fairbanks Township, Sullivan County
    Fairbanks Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
    Fairbanks Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 728.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Fairbanks Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Fairbanks at *...

     (southwest)
  • Prairie Creek Township
    Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Prairie Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,220.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairie Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated communities:*...

     (west)
  • Prairieton Township
    Prairieton Township, Vigo County, Indiana
    Prairieton Township is one of twelve townships in Vigo County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,300.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Prairieton Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Adjacent townships:* Sugar Creek Township...

     (northwest)

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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