Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°31′20″N 86°18′33″W / 40.52222°N 86.30917°W / 40.52222; -86.30917CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyHowardGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total42.24 sq mi (109.4 km²) • Land42.24 sq mi (109.4 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

791 ft (241 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,143 • Density52.7/sq mi (20.3/km²)GNIS feature ID0453279

Ervin Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,143, down from 2,227 in 2010.^[1]

History

Ervin township was named for Robert Ervin, a county judge.^[2]

In the mid-1800s, the township was home to two African American settlements, the Rush Settlement and the Bassett Settlement.^[3] The Bassett settlement was the home of Richard Bassett, a Baptist minister who later became the third African-American state representative in Indiana history, and the first from Howard County.^[3]

Geography

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,331	—
2010	2,227	−4.5%
2020	2,143	−3.8%
U.S. Census^[4]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 42.24 square miles (109.4 km²), all land.^[1] The stream of Petes Run runs through this township.

Unincorporated towns

Judson
Kappa Corner
Poplar Grove
Ridgeway

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

Former Settlements

Bassett
Ervin
Noble

^[5]

Adjacent townships

Deer Creek Township, Cass County (north)
Jackson Township, Cass County (northeast)
Clay Township (east)
Monroe Township (south)
Burlington Township, Carroll County (west)
Carrollton Township, Carroll County (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains ten cemeteries: Barnett, Brown, Kappa, Mound, North Union, Petes Run, Pickett, Price, Rush and South Union.

Major highways

SR 22

References

"Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns". Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Lishawna Taylor (July 30, 2014). "Howard County". Indiana Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
^ "US Census Data". US Government Census Agency. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
^ "Early Settlements". Kokomo Library Genealogy Department. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.