Pierson Township is one of twelve

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in Vigo County,

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, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,210 and it contained 589 housing units.

History

Frank Senour Round Barn The Frank Senour Round Barn, also known as the Crandell Barn, is a round barn in the vicinity of Blackhawk, Vigo County, Indiana, about 13 miles south of Terre Haute. For its agricultural and architectural significance, the barn was placed on th ...

was listed on the

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in 1993.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.19%) is land and (or 1.81%) is water.

Unincorporated communities

Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...

* Brown Jug Corner * Hickory Island *

Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

Adjacent townships

* Riley Township (north) * Perry Township, Clay County (northeast) * Lewis Township, Clay County (southeast) * Jackson Township, Sullivan County (south) * Curry Township, Sullivan County (southwest) * Linton Township (west) * Honey Creek Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Armstrong, Brown, Donham, Ruggles, Stephens and Taylor.

Airports and landing strips

* Ellis Fly-In

Lakes

* Fox Lake * French Lake * Israel Lake * Paint Mill Lake

School districts

Vigo County School Corporation Vigo County School Corporation (VCSC) is a school district that serves Vigo County, Indiana and is headquartered in Terre Haute. The corporation is led by superintendent Robert Haworth http://metadot.vigoschools.org/metadot/index.pl?id=20108 an ...

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Jasper, Princeton, Terre Haute, Vincennes and ...

* State House District 46 * State Senate District 39

References

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

IndianaMap

External links

{{authority control Townships in Vigo County, Indiana Terre Haute metropolitan area Townships in Indiana