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White Post Township
White Post Township
Township
	Location in Pulaski County
	Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 86°52′23″W / 41.03917°N 86.87306°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pulaski
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
• Land	36.46 sq mi (94.4 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,072
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km2)
ZIP codes	47946, 47957
GNIS feature ID	454052

White Post Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,072 and it contained 450 housing units.^[1]

The township is an almost precise 6 mile by 6 mile square; 36.46 square miles and runs from the intersection of County Road 200N and County Road CR1700W (Jasper County line) southwards along CR1700W to CR400S thence east to CR 1100W thence north to CR200N and finally back west to the origin.

White Post Township took its name from a stagecoach stop named White Post, and it is supposed the stop was named for a nearby large white stump.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	922	—
1900	1,384	50.1%
1910	1,401	1.2%
1920	1,281	−8.6%
1930	1,116	−12.9%
1940	1,307	17.1%
1950	1,372	5.0%
1960	1,284	−6.4%
1970	1,218	−5.1%
1980	1,252	2.8%
1990	1,242	−0.8%
2000	1,069	−13.9%
2010	1,075	0.6%
2020	1,072	−0.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.46 square miles (94.4 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

Medaryville

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: White Post, Medaryville (or Rose Hill), Bowman, Saint Henry's and Saint Mark's.

Major highways

Education

West Central School Corporation

White Post Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.^[5]

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 20
State Senate District 18

References

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 572.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

External links

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

[2] Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 572.

[3] "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

[census-4] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

[5] "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana