White River Township, Gibson County, Indiana

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Coordinates: 38°26′10″N 87°36′37″W / 38.43611, -87.61028
White River Township Gibson County, Indiana
Location within Gibson County
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Gibson
Township Seat	Hazleton
School District	North Gibson School Corporation
Government
- Trustee	Kim Minkler
Area
- Total	48.98 sq mi (126.87 km²)
- Land	47.6 sq mi (123.28 km²)
- Water	1.38 sq mi (3.59 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	400 ft (122 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,714
- Density	36.01/sq mi (13.9/km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	47649, 47666, 47670
Area code(s)	812
FIPS code	18-83888^[2]
GNIS feature ID	454053

White River Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,714. Hazleton is the township seat.

1 Geography
2 Education
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

White River Township covers an area of 48.98 square miles (126.87 square kilometers); of this, 1.38 square miles (3.59 square kilometers) or 2.83 percent is water.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Unincorporated towns

East Mount Carmel
White River

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

Johnson Township, Knox County (northeast)
Washington Township (east)
Patoka Township (south)
Montgomery Township (southwest)
Decker Township, Knox County (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains eight cemeteries: Barnett, Decker Chapel, Field, Humphrey, Milburn, Morrison, Robb and Trippet.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Airports and landing strips

Hull Airport

[edit] Education

White River Township is served by the North Gibson School Corporation and like neighboring Washington Township also has no schools of its own since the early 1970s.

[edit] References

^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Indiana Township Association page for Gibson County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana

County seat: Princeton

Cities and towns	Fort Branch \| Francisco \| Haubstadt \| Hazleton \| Mackey \| Oakland City \| Owensville \| Patoka \| Princeton \| Somerville

Townships	Barton \| Center \| Columbia \| Johnson \| Montgomery \| Patoka \| Union \| Wabash \| Washington \| White River

Unincorporated communities	Baldwin Heights \| Buckskin \| Buena Vista \| Crawleyville \| Dongola \| Douglas \| Durham \| East Mount Carmel \| Giro \| Gray Junction \| Gudgel \| Hickory Ridge \| Johnson \| King \| Lyles Station \| Mount Olympus \| Mounts \| Oak Hill \| Port Gibson \| Saint James \| Skelton \| Snake Run \| Warrenton \| Wheeling