Barton Township is one of ten
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Gibson County, Indiana
Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 33,011. The county seat is Princeton.
History
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northw ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,487 (down from 1,677 at 2010
) and it contained 663 housing units. Somerville is the township seat.
Barton Township was organized in 1843.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.57%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Mackey
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Somerville
Somerville may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Somerville, Victoria, a town
**Somerville railway station
* Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia
New Zealand
* Somerville, New Zealand, a suburb of Manukau City, New Zea ...
Unincorporated towns
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Buckskin
Adjacent townships
Gibson County
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Columbia Township (north)
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Johnson Township (southwest)
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Union Township (west)
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Center Township (northwest)
Pike County
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Monroe Township (east)
Warrick County
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Greer Township (south)
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Hart Township (southeast)
Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Albright, Eden, Kilpatrick, Providence, St John's, Somerville and Townsley.
Major highways
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Education
Barton Township is part of the
East Gibson School Corporation
The East Gibson School Corporation is the smallest of the three public school governing institutions in Gibson County in both land area and student body with just over 1,000 students. The EGSC is responsible for a district including three town ...
.
Schools
*Barton Township School - Mackey
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Gibson County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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