Curry Township is one of nine

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in Sullivan County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,398 and it contained 1,543 housing units. All three of Terre Haute's television affiliates ( WTWO, WTHI, and WAWV) and several radio stations have or share transmitter towers in the northern end of the township just south of Farmersburg. The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.52%) is land and (or 0.48%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Farmersburg * Shelburn

Unincorporated towns

* Baldridge at * Curryville at * East Shelburn at *

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

Adjacent townships

* Linton Township, Vigo County (north) * Pierson Township, Vigo County (northeast) * Jackson Township (east) * Hamilton Township (south) * Turman Township (southwest) * Fairbanks Township (west) * Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.

Major highways

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Airports and landing strips

* Austin Air Ads Airport

School districts

* Northeast School Corporation

Political districts

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* State House District 45 * State Senate District 39

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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