Reserve Township, Parke County, Indiana

Reserve Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°49′35″N 87°20′18″W / 39.82639°N 87.33833°WCoordinates: 39°49′35″N 87°20′18″W / 39.82639°N 87.33833°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.44 sq mi (65.9 km^2)
• Land	25.1 sq mi (65 km^2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.9 km^2)  1.30%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,423
• Density	56.7/sq mi (21.9/km^2)
ZIP codes	47832, 47862, 47872, 47952
GNIS feature ID	0453787

Reserve Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,423 and it contained 675 housing units.^[1]

History

Reserve Township was so named on account of its territory once being part of an Indian reservation.^[2]

The Melcher Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

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.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Montezuma (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

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

(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

(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. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 201.
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Reserve Township