Ripley Township is one of eleven

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Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to: Australia * The former name of Montgomery Land District, Tasmania United Kingdom * The historic county of Montgomeryshire, Wales, also called County of Montgomery United States * Montgomery County, Alabama * Montg ...

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 936 (down from 977 at 2010) and it contained 417 housing units.

History

Abijah O'Neall II House and Yount's Woolen Mill and Boarding House are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.91%) is land and (or 0.09%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Alamo The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alam ...

Unincorporated towns

* Deer Mill at *

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Fruits, O'Neal, Sparks, Stonebraker and Yountsville.

Landmarks

Shades State Park Shades State Park is a state park in Montgomery, Parke, and Fountain Counties in Indiana. It is located west-northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018–2019, Shades received nearly 87,000 visitors. History In the last decades of the 19th ...

(north quarter)

School districts

* South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

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* State House District 41 * State Senate District 23

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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