Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°33′14″N 86°45′51″W / 38.55389°N 86.76417°W / 38.55389; -86.76417Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMartinGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.75 sq mi (110.7 km²) • Land42.29 sq mi (109.5 km²) • Water0.46 sq mi (1.2 km²) 1.08%Elevation

^[1]

564 ft (172 m)Population

(2020)

• Total513 • Density12/sq mi (4.6/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47432, 47527, 47581

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID453582

Lost River Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 513 and it contained 250 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,448	—
1900	1,415	−2.3%
1910	1,283	−9.3%
1920	1,155	−10.0%
1930	858	−25.7%
1940	879	2.4%
1950	707	−19.6%
1960	610	−13.7%
1970	509	−16.6%
1980	524	2.9%
1990	449	−14.3%
2000	532	18.5%
2010	572	7.5%
2020	513	−10.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.75 square miles (110.7 km²), of which 42.29 square miles (109.5 km²) (or 98.92%) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km²) (or 1.08%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Rusk at 38°33′26″N 86°45′25″W / 38.557276°N 86.75694°W / 38.557276; -86.75694
Windom at 38°34′26″N 86°47′52″W / 38.573942°N 86.797775°W / 38.573942; -86.797775
Yenne at 38°32′52″N 86°47′37″W / 38.547831°N 86.793607°W / 38.547831; -86.793607

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Anderson, Cornel, Emmons Ridge, Green, Jones, Simmons and Walker.

Major highways

U.S. Route 150

School districts

Shoals Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 62
State Senate District 48

References

"Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 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".
^ "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.