Leopold Township is one of seven

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 717 and it contained 317 housing units.

History

Leopold Township was established in 1847, and named after

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.20%) is land and (or 0.80%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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Terry Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence (given name), Terence, Terrance (masculine). People Male * Terry A. Canales, American politician * Terry A. Doughty (born 1959), American district ...

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Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Frakes, Lanman, Rennie, Rhodes and Saint Johns.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 37 State Road 37 (SR 37) is a major route in the U.S. state of Indiana, running as a four-lane divided highway for a majority of its course in Southern and Central Indiana. At one time, the route ran from the southwest corner of the state t ...

Lakes

* Tipsaw Lake

School districts

* Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

* State House District 73 * State Senate District 47

References

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United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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