Smith Township is one of ten

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 ...

Posey County, Indiana Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohi ...

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. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,119.

History

Smith Township was organized in 1817. The township was named for George Smith, a pioneer settler.

Adjacent townships

Posey County Posey County is the southernmost, southwesternmost, and westernmost county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its southern border is formed by the Ohio River, and its western border by the Wabash River, a tributary to the Ohio. As of 2020, the popul ...

** Center Township ** Robb Township ** Robinson Township * Gibson County ** Johnson Township ** Montgomery Township *

Vanderburgh County Vanderburgh County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 180,136. The county seat is in Evansville. While Vanderburgh County was the eighth-largest county in 2020 population in Indiana, it is also the eighth-s ...

** Armstrong Township

Towns

* Cynthiana

Education

It is within the

Metropolitan School District of North Posey County The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, Indiana, commonly known as the MSD of North Posey, is the school corporation serving northern Posey County, Indiana. The school district covers six townships in northern Posey County, wh ...

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North Posey High School North Posey Senior High School is a public high school located in Posey County, Indiana, with a Poseyville postal address. North Posey is the high school for the MSD of North Posey County, which includes Bethel, Robb, Smith, Harmony, Center ...

References

External links

Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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