Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°49′35″N 87°20′18″W / 39.82639°N 87.33833°W / 39.82639; -87.33833Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyParkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total25.44 sq mi (65.9 km²) • Land25.1 sq mi (65 km²) • Water0.33 sq mi (0.9 km²) 1.30%Elevation

^[1]

623 ft (190 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,297 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47832, 47862, 47872, 47952

Area code765GNIS feature ID453787

Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 and it contained 596 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,346	—
1900	1,898	41.0%
1910	2,224	17.2%
1920	1,752	−21.2%
1930	1,820	3.9%
1940	1,851	1.7%
1950	1,613	−12.9%
1960	1,579	−2.1%
1970	1,562	−1.1%
1980	1,635	4.7%
1990	1,444	−11.7%
2000	1,515	4.9%
2010	1,423	−6.1%
2020	1,297	−8.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

History

Reserve Township was so named on account of its territory once being part of an Indian reservation.^[4]

The Melcher Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[5]

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.^[6]

Cities, towns, villages

Montezuma (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

Coloma at 39°47′18″N 87°17′31″W / 39.788373°N 87.291959°W / 39.788373; -87.291959
Klondyke at 39°47′28″N 87°20′21″W / 39.79115°N 87.339183°W / 39.79115; -87.339183
West Melcher at 39°47′20″N 87°20′50″W / 39.788928°N 87.347238°W / 39.788928; -87.347238
West Union at 39°50′37″N 87°20′12″W / 39.843650°N 87.336682°W / 39.843650; -87.336682

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

Extinct towns

Melcher at 39°47′34″N 87°20′14″W / 39.792817°N 87.337238°W / 39.792817; -87.337238

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Causey, Oakland and Warner.

Major highways

U.S. Route 36

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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 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".
^ 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.
^ "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.