Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°14′47″N 87°23′26″W / 38.24639°N 87.39056°W / 38.24639; -87.39056CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGibsonTownship SeatSomervilleSchool DistrictEast Gibson School CorporationGovernment

• TypeIndiana township • TrusteeWilma MileyArea

• Total49.38 sq mi (127.9 km²) • Land49.17 sq mi (127.3 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

430 ft (131 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,487 • Density30/sq mi (12/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

47646, 47654, 47683

Area code812FIPS code18-03556^[2]GNIS feature ID453097

Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,487 (down from 1,677 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 663 housing units.^[4] Somerville is the township seat.

Barton Township was organized in 1843.^[5]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,007	—
1900	2,151	7.2%
1910	1,866	−13.2%
1920	1,655	−11.3%
1930	1,734	4.8%
1940	1,922	10.8%
1950	1,842	−4.2%
1960	1,718	−6.7%
1970	1,736	1.0%
1980	1,921	10.7%
1990	1,650	−14.1%
2000	1,796	8.8%
2010	1,677	−6.6%
2020	1,487	−11.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.38 square miles (127.9 km²), of which 49.17 square miles (127.3 km²) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Buckskin

Adjacent townships

Gibson County

Columbia Township (north)
Johnson Township (southwest)
Union Township (west)
Center Township (northwest)

Pike County

Monroe Township (east)

Warrick County

Greer Township (south)
Hart Township (southeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Albright, Eden, Kilpatrick, Providence, St John's, Somerville and Townsley.

Major highways

Education

Barton Township is part of the East Gibson School Corporation.

Schools

Barton Township School - Mackey

References

"Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 356.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".