Mitcheltree Township, Martin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°50′00″N 86°47′30″W / 38.83333°N 86.79167°W / 38.83333; -86.79167Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMartinGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total71.39 sq mi (184.9 km²) • Land70.76 sq mi (183.3 km²) • Water0.63 sq mi (1.6 km²) 0.88%Elevation

^[1]

620 ft (189 m)Population

(2020)

• Total571 • Density8.0/sq mi (3.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47446, 47470, 47581

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID452421

Mitcheltree Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 571 and it contained 313 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,267	—
1900	1,496	18.1%
1910	1,297	−13.3%
1920	1,132	−12.7%
1930	948	−16.3%
1940	1,379	45.5%
1950	843	−38.9%
1960	788	−6.5%
1970	714	−9.4%
1980	792	10.9%
1990	706	−10.9%
2000	692	−2.0%
2010	624	−9.8%
2020	571	−8.5%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.39 square miles (184.9 km²), of which 70.76 square miles (183.3 km²) (or 99.12%) is land and 0.63 square miles (1.6 km²) (or 0.88%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Cale at 38°47′45″N 86°45′05″W / 38.795883°N 86.751388°W / 38.795883; -86.751388
Indian Springs at 38°47′47″N 86°45′54″W / 38.796438°N 86.765°W / 38.796438; -86.765
Mount Olive at 38°47′55″N 86°41′39″W / 38.798661°N 86.694165°W / 38.798661; -86.694165
Trinity Springs at 38°45′26″N 86°45′52″W / 38.7572722°N 86.7644438°W / 38.7572722; -86.7644438

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these fifteen cemeteries: Bridges, Bridges, Brock, Chandler, Clarke, Dogtrot, Jackson, Little Hickory Ridge, Mountain Spring, Pleasant Grove, Rector, Roberts, Uno-Paton, Wagner and Wards.

School districts

Shoals Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 62
State Senate District 48

References

"Mitcheltree 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.