Pike Township is one of twelve
townships in
Warren County,
Indiana
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, United States. According to the
2020 census, its population was 1,167 and it contained 515 housing units.
History
Pike Township was one of the four original townships in the county, formed on November 6, 1827.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.86%) is land and (or 1.14%) is water.
The streams of Dry Branch, Foster Branch, Johnson Branch, Jordan Creek and Redwood Creek run through this township. Pike Township has two towns:
West Lebanon, with a population of 793 and contains two-thirds of the residents of the township, and
Old Town
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.
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries. Shanklin Hill Cemetery is a small burial ground located on the western border of the township. West Lebanon Cemetery is much larger and is located southeast of the town.
Transportation
Indiana State Road 28 passes through the north end of the township on its route from the
Illinois
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state line in the west to
Williamsport (and beyond) in the east.
Indiana State Road 63 begins in Liberty Township just to the north, and runs through the western part of Pike Township on its way south to Terre Haute.
Indiana State Road 263 begins at State Road 63 and passes through West Lebanon, re-joining State Road 63 in the south part of the county.
Education
Pike Township is part of the
Metropolitan School District of Warren County. It contains the county's only high school,
Seeger Memorial Junior-Senior High School, located on State Road 263 north of West Lebanon; one of the three elementary schools, Warren Central Elementary School, is co-located with Seeger.
Pike Township is served by the
West Lebanon-Pike Township Public Library.
Government
Pike Township has a
trustee
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who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides relief to the poor, manages cemetery care, and performs farm assessment, among other duties. The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.
Pike Township is part of
Indiana's 8th congressional district,
Indiana House of Representatives
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District 42, and
Indiana State Senate
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District 38.
Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in West Lebanon have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, with a record low of recorded in January 1994 and a record high of recorded in August 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in June.
References
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United States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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Townships in Warren County, Indiana
1827 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1827
Townships in Indiana