Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana

Barton Township
Gibson County
Location in Gibson County
Location in Gibson County
Coordinates: 38°14′47″N 87°23′26″W / 38.24639°N 87.39056°W / 38.24639; -87.39056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyGibson
Township SeatSomerville
School DistrictEast Gibson School Corporation
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
 • TrusteeWilma Miley
Area
 • Total49.38 sq mi (127.9 km2)
 • Land49.17 sq mi (127.3 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation430 ft (131 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,487
 • Density30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
47646, 47654, 47683
Area code812
FIPS code18-03556[2]
GNIS feature ID453097

Barton Township is one of ten townships in Gibson County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,487 (down from 1,677 at 2010[3]) and it contained 663 housing units.[4] Somerville is the township seat.

Barton Township was organized in 1843.[5]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18902,007
19002,1517.2%
19101,866−13.2%
19201,655−11.3%
19301,7344.8%
19401,92210.8%
19501,842−4.2%
19601,718−6.7%
19701,7361.0%
19801,92110.7%
19901,650−14.1%
20001,7968.8%
20101,677−6.6%
20201,487−11.3%
Source: US Decennial Census[6]
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "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 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 356.
  6. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".