Curry Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
Curry Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,398 and it contained 1,543 housing units. All three of Terre Haute's television affiliates (WTWO, WTHI, and WAWV) and several radio stations have or share transmitter towers in the northern end of the township just south of Farmersburg.
Curry Township | |
|---|---|
Location in Sullivan County | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 87°23′56″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Sullivan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.12 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.95 sq mi (90.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.48% |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,398 |
| • Density | 97/sq mi (37/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47850, 47879 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453250 |
The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,443 | — | |
| 1900 | 2,871 | 17.5% | |
| 1910 | 5,300 | 84.6% | |
| 1920 | 4,798 | −9.5% | |
| 1930 | 4,327 | −9.8% | |
| 1940 | 4,150 | −4.1% | |
| 1950 | 3,872 | −6.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,959 | 2.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,778 | −4.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,988 | 5.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,633 | −8.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,769 | 3.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,559 | −5.6% | |
| 2020 | 3,398 | −4.5% | |
| Source: US Decennial Census | |||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.