Riley Township is one of twelve

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in Vigo County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,123 and it contained 1,260 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.24%) is land and (or 1.76%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Riley *

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(southeast edge)

Unincorporated communities

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Adjacent townships

* Lost Creek Township (north) * Posey Township, Clay County (northeast) * Perry Township, Clay County (east) * Pierson Township (south) * Linton Township (southwest) * Honey Creek Township (west) * Harrison Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Cooper, Jones, Liberty, Mewhinney, Miner, and Oak Hill.

Lakes

* Lee Lake * Wonder Lake

School districts

Vigo County School Corporation Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) is a school district that serves Vigo County, Indiana and is headquartered in Terre Haute. The corporation is led by superintendent Robert Haworth http://metadot.vigoschools.org/metadot/index.pl?id=20108 an ...

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Jasper, Princeton, Terre Haute, Vincennes and ...

* State House District 46 * State Senate District 39

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

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