Anderson Township is one of seven

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

in Perry County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,603 and it contained 649 housing units.

History

Anderson Township was named after the Anderson River. The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the

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in 1998.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.90%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

* Gatchel at * Lilly Dale at * Ranger at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Avery, Covey, Davis, Dodson, Frakes, Hammack, Hicks, Mackey, Niles, Nixon, Richards, Slaughter and Terry.

Major highways

* Indiana State Road 37

Airports and landing strips

* Perry County Municipal Airport

Lakes

* Saddle Lake

School districts

* Perry Central Community School Corporation * Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation

Political districts

* State House District 73 * State House District 74 * State Senate District 47

References

*
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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