Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana

Posey County

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The Bethel Township is one of ten townships in Posey County in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2010, the Bethel Township had 311 inhabitants.

Geography

The Bethel Township is located in southwest Indiana on the east bank of the Wabash River, which forms the border with Illinois. The Ohio River, which forms the border with Kentucky, located about 30 km south.

The Bethel Township is located at 38 ° 35 ' N, 90 ° 31' W38.58 - 90.515555555556 and extends over 51.34 km ², spread over 49.42 km ² land and 1.92 km ² water surface.

The Bethel Township is located in the extreme northwest of the Posey County and is bordered to the west and south-west - separated by the Wabash River - to the White County in Illinois. In the north of the township adjacent to the Gibson County. Within the Posey County Bethel Township is bordered on the southeast by the Robb Township.

Traffic

Interstate 64, which connects St. Louis, Missouri with Louisville in Kentucky, runs in east-west direction through the Bethel Township. For all other roads are subordinate and partially unpaved roadways.

In northwest-southeast direction, a railway line in the Evansville Western Railway by the Township, the Mount Vernon, Illinois with Evansville in Indiana runs connects.

The Evansville Regional Airport is around 45 km south-east of Bethel Township.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Bethel Township 311 people in 129 households. The population density was 6.3 people per square kilometer. In the 129 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.

Ethnically, the population consisted with two exceptions only from whites.

22.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.0 percent were 65 years or older. 54.0 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 51,250. The per capita income was $ 18,379. 23.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Towns

In addition to scattered settlements the population of Bethel Township lives in Griffin ( with a status of " Town" ), the only self-governing commune in the Township.