Oil Township is one of seven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Perry County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,546 and it contained 531 housing units.
History
Oil Township took its name from
Oil Creek.
The
Jacob Rickenbaugh House
Jacob Rickenbaugh House is a historic home located in Hoosier National Forest, Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, "T"-plan dwelling constructed of ashlar sandstone blocks in the late Greek Revival s ...
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1984.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.68%) is land and (or 0.32%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Apalona at
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Bandon at
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Branchville at
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Celina at
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Doolittle Mills at
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Oriole at
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Saint Croix
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at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these sixteen cemeteries: Bangle, Colby, Ewing, German Ridge, Guillaume, Jeffries, Jones, Luxenburger, Miller, Rickenbaugh, Senn, Sprinkle, Underhill, Valley, Walker and Woolums.
Major highways
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Interstate 64
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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
* Perry Central Community School Corporation
Political districts
* State House District 73
* State Senate District 47
References
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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Perry County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana