• Source: 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.
    The township is named after William Curry, who was the area's first settler when he arrived there in 1817 from Kentucky.


    Geography


    According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.12 square miles (91.0 km2), of which 34.95 square miles (90.5 km2) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.48%) is water.


    = Cities, towns, villages

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    Farmersburg
    Shelburn


    = Unincorporated towns

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    Baldridge at 39.223096°N 87.372241°W / 39.223096; -87.372241
    Curryville at 39.186985°N 87.392519°W / 39.186985; -87.392519
    East Shelburn at 39.174486°N 87.379741°W / 39.174486; -87.379741
    Standard at 39.19643°N 87.389186°W / 39.19643; -87.389186
    Wilfred at 39.186708°N 87.352518°W / 39.186708; -87.352518
    (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


    = Adjacent townships

    =
    Linton Township, Vigo County (north)
    Pierson Township, Vigo County (northeast)
    Jackson Township (east)
    Hamilton Township (south)
    Turman Township (southwest)
    Fairbanks Township (west)
    Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County (northwest)


    = Cemeteries

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    The township contains these four cemeteries: Douglas Chapel, Ebenezer, McKinney and West Lawn.


    = Major highways

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    U.S. Route 41


    = Airports and landing strips

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    Austin Air Ads Airport


    School districts


    Northeast School Corporation


    Political districts


    Indiana's 8th congressional district
    State House District 45
    State Senate District 39


    References


    United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
    United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
    IndianaMap


    External links


    Indiana Township Association
    United Township Association of Indiana

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