Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana

Leopold Township
Township
Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 38°06′13″N 86°36′23″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	32.37 sq mi (83.8 km^2)
• Land	32.11 sq mi (83.2 km^2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km^2)  0.80%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	717
• Density	22/sq mi (8.6/km^2)
ZIP codes	47514, 47515, 47520, 47525, 47551, 47576, 47586
GNIS feature ID	453547

Leopold Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 717 and it contained 317 housing units.^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	899		—
1900	868		−3.4%
1910	758		−12.7%
1920	726		−4.2%
1930	664		−8.5%
1940	629		−5.3%
1950	602		−4.3%
1960	544		−9.6%
1970	566		4.0%
1980	619		9.4%
1990	623		0.6%
2000	720		15.6%
2010	765		6.3%
2020	717		−6.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

History

Leopold Township was established in 1847, and named after Leopold I of Belgium.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 32.37 square miles (83.8 km²), of which 32.11 square miles (83.2 km²) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.80%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

• Leopold at 38.103949°N 86.583316°W / 38.103949; -86.583316
• Terry at 38.087282°N 86.633040°W / 38.087282; -86.633040

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Frakes, Lanman, Rennie, Rhodes and Saint Johns.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 37

Lakes

• Tipsaw Lake

School districts

• Perry Central Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 73
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 26.
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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Leopold Township