Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana

Lost River Township
Township
Location in Martin County
Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°33′14″N 86°45′51″W / 38.55389°N 86.76417°W / 38.55389; -86.76417
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMartin
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
42.75 sq mi (110.7 km2)
 • Land42.29 sq mi (109.5 km2)
 • Water0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.08%
Elevation
[1]
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
513
 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
47432, 47527, 47581
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID453582

Lost River Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 513 and it contained 250 housing units.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,448—
19001,415−2.3%
19101,283−9.3%
19201,155−10.0%
1930858−25.7%
19408792.4%
1950707−19.6%
1960610−13.7%
1970509−16.6%
19805242.9%
1990449−14.3%
200053218.5%
20105727.5%
2020513−10.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.75 square miles (110.7 km2), of which 42.29 square miles (109.5 km2) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.08%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Anderson, Cornel, Emmons Ridge, Green, Jones, Simmons and Walker.

Major highways

School districts

  • Shoals Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  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.
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