Oregon Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Clark County, Indiana
Clark County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 121,093. The county seat is Jeffer ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,769 and it contained 692 housing units.
History
Oregon Township was organized in 1852. Oregon Township was purportedly so named because at the time of the township's organization, it was sparsely inhabited and considered as remote as the
Oregon Territory
The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the United States, Union as the Oreg ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.39%) is land and (or 0.61%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Marysville
* New Market
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Lexington Township, Scott County (north)
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Washington Township (east)
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Owen Township (southeast)
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Charlestown Township (south)
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Monroe Township (west)
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Vienna Township, Scott County (northwest)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 3
State Road 3 (SR 3) in the U.S. state of Indiana is a discontinuous state highway running through eastern Indiana from near the Ohio River to near the Michigan state line. The southernmost terminus is at SR 62 in Charlestown, and the ...
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Indiana State Road 203
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Indiana State Road 362
Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries: Beswick (aka Walnut Hill), Covert, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Goben, Hebron, Kern, Otisco, New Market Christian Church, New Market Presbyterian Church (aka Mt. Vernon), Sawmill Road, States, and Webb Farm.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Clark County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
Populated places established in 1852
1852 establishments in Indiana