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West Point Township is one of twelve townships in White County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 357 and it contained 136 housing units. West Point Township was organized in 1845, and was named for a large tract of forest in the western part.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 381 to 357 (-6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about West Point Township in 1915
Passages that mention West Point Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
A standard history of White County, Indiana1915Read the page →
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West Point School and Town II all In 1844 a schoolhouse was erected in West Point Township, near the site of the house now in use. It was used for both political and educational purposes; was a town hall as well as a schoolhouse, the first elections in the township being held therein. The structure was of the roundlog variety, 18 by 24 feet in size.
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zation at Monticello. In 1849-50 Rev. R. C. Johnson organized a Christian Church at the Palestine Settlement. Princeton Township, which SVas the first religious body in that pari of Hi unty, nnd Rev. .lames Thomas founded a society in West Point Township, to the south. The ministers named were the owners of large farms, were not dependent upon their parishioners for their livelihood, and spent all their spare lime, uighl and day, in the work of mustering converts to their faith. The Hvs dings of the new societies were well attended and several Christian ministers
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Point Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1962Templeton NE sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of West Point Township.
People over time
West Point Township, census by census
Between 357 and 960 people in every census since 1890.
14 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on West Point Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to West Point Township
Nobody well known was born in West Point Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
