Wood Township is one of twelve
townships
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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 2,747 and it contained 1,148 housing units.
History
Wood Township was named for George Wood, a pioneer settler.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water.
It is 11 miles NW of Louisville, KY.
Cities and towns
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Borden
Unincorporated towns
* Chestnut Hill
*Pulltight
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Starlight
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Sunlig ...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Polk Township, Washington County (north)
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Monroe Township (northeast)
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Carr Township (east)
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Lafayette Township, Floyd County (southeast)
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Greenville Township, Floyd County (southwest)
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Jackson Township, Washington County (west)
Major highways
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Indiana State Road 60
Cemeteries
The township contains several cemeteries: African-American Cemetery near Daisy Hill Cemetery, Borden Town, Daisy Hill, Dow, Emmanuel, Fisher, Gibson, Goss, Goss II, Gruen, Hallett, Johnson, McKinley-Packwood, New Chapel, Newman/Fisher, Pleasant Ridge, Robertson, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Walnut Hill, Whitson, and Wood.
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