Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°31′20″N 86°18′33″W / 40.52222°N 86.30917°W / 40.52222; -86.30917
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Ervin Township
Township
Former Poplar Grove Methodist Church
Former Poplar Grove Methodist Church
Location in Howard County
Location in Howard County
Coordinates: 40°31′20″N 86°18′33″W / 40.52222°N 86.30917°W / 40.52222; -86.30917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHoward
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total42.24 sq mi (109.4 km2)
 • Land42.24 sq mi (109.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,143
 • Density52.7/sq mi (20.3/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453279

Ervin Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,143, down from 2,227 in 2010.[1]

History[edit]

Ervin township was named for Robert Ervin, a county judge.[2]

In the mid-1800s, the township was home to two African American settlements, the Rush Settlement and the Bassett Settlement.[3] The Bassett settlement was the home of Richard Bassett, a Baptist minister who later became the third African-American state representative in Indiana history, and the first from Howard County.[3]

Geography[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20002,331—
20102,227−4.5%
20202,143−3.8%
U.S. Census[4]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.24 square miles (109.4 km2), all land.[1] The stream of Petes Run runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns[edit]

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

Former Settlements[edit]

  • Bassett
  • Ervin
  • Noble

[5]

Adjacent townships[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains ten cemeteries: Barnett, Brown, Kappa, Mound, North Union, Petes Run, Pickett, Price, Rush and South Union.

Major highways[edit]

References[edit]

  • "Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Lishawna Taylor (July 30, 2014). "Howard County". Indiana Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "US Census Data". US Government Census Agency. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Early Settlements". Kokomo Library Genealogy Department. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links[edit]

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