Anderson Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Perry County |
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Coordinates: 38°02′47″N 86°42′23″W / 38.04639°N 86.70639°WCoordinates: 38°02′47″N 86°42′23″W / 38.04639°N 86.70639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Perry |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 59.5 sq mi (154 km2) |
• Land | 59.44 sq mi (153.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.10% |
Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,557 |
• Density | 26.2/sq mi (10.1/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47515, 47520, 47577, 47586 |
GNIS feature ID | 453088 |
Anderson Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,557 and it contained 644 housing units.
Anderson Township was named after the Anderson River.
The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 59.5 square miles (154 km2), of which 59.44 square miles (153.9 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these thirteen cemeteries: Avery, Covey, Davis, Dodson, Frakes, Hammack, Hicks, Mackey, Niles, Nixon, Richards, Slaughter and Terry.