Spice Valley Township is one of nine

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in Lawrence County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,423 and it contained 1,137 housing units.

History

The

Williams Bridge The Williams Bridge is a wooden covered bridge built in 1884 and is located in southern Indiana. Location The Williams Bridge is located in Spice Valley Township in Lawrence County, Indiana, and crosses the East Fork of the White River on Hur ...

was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.72%) is land and (or 1.28%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Bryantsville at *

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at *

Huron Huron may refer to: People * Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America * Wyandot language, spoken by them * Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec * Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...

at * Moorestown at * Williams at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Brunner, Bryantsville, Burton, Connerley Switch, Cox, Georgia, Grodey, Huron and Tincher.

Major highways

U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...

* State Road 60

Lakes

* Half Moon Lake

Education

* Mitchell Community Schools * North Lawrence Community Schools Spice Valley Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Mitchell Community Public Library in Mitchell.

Political districts

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* State House District 62 * State Senate District 44

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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