Baker Township is one of fourteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Morgan County,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 717 and it contained 274 housing units.
The township contains
Morgan–Monroe State Forest
Morgan–Monroe State Forest is a state forest in Morgan County and Monroe County of Indiana, and is the second largest state forest in Indiana. The comprising this deciduous forest was abandoned farmland, as the previous residents realized ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.40%) is land and (or 1.53%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
* Turkey Track at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Sodom Cemetery.
Major highways
*
Indiana State Road 37
State Road 37 (SR 37) is a major route in the U.S. state of Indiana, running as a four-lane divided highway for 110 miles of its course.
At one time, the route ran from the southwest corner of the state to the northeast corner. In the pre- ...
School districts
* Metropolitan School District of Martinsville Schools
Political districts
*
Indiana's 4th congressional district
Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, ...
* State House District 47
* State Senate District 37
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Morgan County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana