Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Barton Township Gibson County
Township
Location in Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°23′26″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Somerville
School District	East Gibson School Corporation
Government
• Type	Indiana township
• Trustee	Wilma Miley
Area
• Total	49.38 sq mi (127.9 km^2)
• Land	49.17 sq mi (127.3 km^2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km^2)
Elevation [1]	430 ft (131 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,487
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	47646, 47654, 47683
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-03556[2]
GNIS feature ID	453097

Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,487 (down from 1,677 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 663 housing units.^[4] Somerville is the township seat.

Barton Township was organized in 1843.^[5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	2,007		—
1900	2,151		7.2%
1910	1,866		−13.2%
1920	1,655		−11.3%
1930	1,734		4.8%
1940	1,922		10.8%
1950	1,842		−4.2%
1960	1,718		−6.7%
1970	1,736		1.0%
1980	1,921		10.7%
1990	1,650		−14.1%
2000	1,796		8.8%
2010	1,677		−6.6%
2020	1,487		−11.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.38 square miles (127.9 km²), of which 49.17 square miles (127.3 km²) (or 99.57%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

• Mackey
• Somerville

Unincorporated towns

• Buckskin

Adjacent townships

Gibson County

• Columbia Township (north)
• Johnson Township (southwest)
• Union Township (west)
• Center Township (northwest)

Pike County

• Monroe Township (east)

Warrick County

• Greer Township (south)
• Hart Township (southeast)

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Albright, Eden, Kilpatrick, Providence, St John's, Somerville and Townsley.

Major highways

• I-69
• SR 57
• SR 168

Education

Barton Township is part of the East Gibson School Corporation.

Schools

• Barton Township School - Mackey

References

• "Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
5. Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 356.
6. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana