Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°10′39″N 87°49′38″W / 38.17750°N 87.82722°W / 38.17750; -87.82722CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyPoseyGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total37.35 sq mi (96.73 km²) • Land37.3 sq mi (96.6 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)Elevation

^[1]

479 ft (146 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,743 • Density47/sq mi (18/km²)FIPS code18-65052^[2]GNIS feature ID453805

Robb Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,743.^[3]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,072	—
1900	2,109	1.8%
1910	2,042	−3.2%
1920	2,071	1.4%
1930	1,892	−8.6%
1940	2,027	7.1%
1950	2,112	4.2%
1960	1,821	−13.8%
1970	1,933	6.2%
1980	2,167	12.1%
1990	2,009	−7.3%
2000	2,074	3.2%
2010	1,881	−9.3%
2020	1,743	−7.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

History

Robb Township was organized in 1817.^[5] The township was named for the Robb family of pioneer settlers.^[6]

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^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 282.
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