Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°09′47″N 87°43′13″W / 38.16306°N 87.72028°W / 38.16306; -87.72028CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total21.21 sq mi (54.94 km²) • Land21.21 sq mi (54.93 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

^[1]

436 ft (133 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,119 • Density53/sq mi (20/km²)FIPS code18-70164^[2]GNIS feature ID453852

Smith Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,119.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,173	—
1900	1,226	4.5%
1910	1,362	11.1%
1920	1,159	−14.9%
1930	1,109	−4.3%
1940	1,065	−4.0%
1950	1,204	13.1%
1960	1,200	−0.3%
1970	1,411	17.6%
1980	1,479	4.8%
1990	1,277	−13.7%
2000	1,292	1.2%
2010	1,102	−14.7%
2020	1,119	1.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Smith Township was organized in 1817.^[5] The township was named for George Smith, a pioneer settler.^[6]

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 83.
^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 292.