Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana
Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,423 and it contained 675 housing units.[2]
Reserve Township | |
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Location in Parke County | |
Coordinates: 39°49′35″N 87°20′18″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Parke |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 25.44 sq mi (65.9 km2) |
• Land | 25.1 sq mi (65 km2) |
• Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.9 km2) 1.30% |
Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,423 |
• Density | 56.7/sq mi (21.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 47832, 47862, 47872, 47952 |
Area code(s) | 765 |
GNIS feature ID | 453787 |
History
Reserve Township was so named on account of its territory once being part of an Indian reservation.[3]
The Melcher Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.44 square miles (65.9 km2), of which 25.1 square miles (65 km2) (or 98.66%) is land and 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2) (or 1.30%) is water.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Montezuma (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns
- Coloma at 39.788373°N 87.291959°W
- Klondyke at 39.79115°N 87.339183°W
- West Melcher at 39.788928°N 87.347238°W
- West Union at 39.843650°N 87.336682°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Melcher at 39.792817°N 87.337238°W
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Causey, Oakland and Warner.
Major highways
School districts
- Southwest Parke Community School Corporation
Political districts
- State House District 42
- State Senate District 38
References
- "Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 201.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.