White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
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White Post Township is one of twelve
townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in Pulaski County,
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,075 and it contained 474 housing units. The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin. White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.


Cities, towns, villages

* Medaryville


Adjacent townships

* Cass Township (north) * Rich Grove Township (northeast) * Jefferson Township (east) * Beaver Township (southeast) * Salem Township (south) * Gillam Township, Jasper County (west)


Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.


Major highways

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U.S. Route 421 U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
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Indiana State Road 14 State Road 14 is an east–west highway route which traverses the northern portion of the U.S. State of Indiana. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 41 in Enos, and since 1995 its eastern terminus is at Interstate 69 in Fort Wayne. Route ...
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Indiana State Road 114 State Road 114 (SR 114) is an east–west state road, that consists of three discontinuous sections, in the northern part of the US state of Indiana. The western portion of SR 114 is just under long and is routed between U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) ...


Education

* West Central School Corporation White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.


Political districts

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Indiana's 2nd congressional district Indiana's 2nd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in Northern Indiana. It includes South Bend and Elkhart. On November 8, 2022, Republican candidate Rudy Yakym won both the special election, to complete the re ...
* State House District 20 * State Senate District 18


References


United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap


External links


Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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