Turman Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Turman Township is one of nine 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 Sullivan County
Sullivan County, Indiana
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1940. As of 2010, the population was 21,475. The county seat is Sullivan. Sullivan County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana,...

, 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 1,082.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Turman Township covers an area of 57.34 square miles (148.5 km²); of this, 56.72 square miles (146.9 km²) (98.92 percent) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²) (1.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Dodds Bridge
    Dodds Bridge, Indiana
    Dodds Bridge is an unincorporated town in Turman Township, Sullivan County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....

     at 39.1572628°N 87.5239115°W
  • Graysville
    Graysville, Indiana
    Graysville is an unincorporated town in Turman Township, Sullivan County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....

     at 39.117541°N 87.5561344°W

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

  • Fairbanks Township
    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 *...

     (north)
  • Curry Township
    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:...

     (northeast)
  • Hamilton Township
    Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
    Hamilton Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,083.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Hamilton Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Benefiel Corner at *...

     (east)
  • Gill Township
    Gill Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
    Gill Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 965.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Gill Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Merom Station at * New Lebanon...

     (southeast)
  • Hutsonville Township, Crawford County, Illinois
    Hutsonville Township, Crawford County, Illinois
    Hutsonville Township is one of ten townships in Crawford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,303.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Hutsonville Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.88 percent is water...

     (west)
  • York Township, Clark County, Illinois
    York Township, Clark County, Illinois
    York Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 651.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, York Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.75 percent is water....

     (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Alkire, Burton, Island, Johnson, Mann and Poplar.

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 45
  • State Senate District 39

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