Editing Pike County, Indiana

{{short description|County in Indiana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Pike County
 | state                = Indiana
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = December 21, 1816
 | seat wl              = Petersburg
 | largest city         = Petersburg
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 341.09
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 334.24
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 6.86
 | area percentage      = 2.01%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 12250
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | footnotes            =&nbsp;
* Indiana county number 63
* First county created after statehood
* 2010 median center of U.S. population
 | web                  = https://www.pikecounty.in.gov
 | named for            = [[Zebulon Pike]]
 | district             = 8th
 | ex image             = Pike County Courthouse in Petersburg from east.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Pike County Courthouse in Petersburg
}}

'''Pike County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Southwestern Indiana|southwest]] portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the [[population]] was 12,250.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pikecountyindiana/PST045222|title=Quickfacts: Pike County, Indiana|access-date=June 6, 2023|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It contains the geographic point representing median center of US population in 2010.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/geo/www/2010census/centerpop2010/COP2010_documentation.pdf 2010 Census/Documentation]</ref>

==History==
In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the [[Northwest Territory]], which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated [[Ohio]] from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the [[Indiana Territory]].<ref name=GAC/> President [[Thomas Jefferson]] chose [[William Henry Harrison]] as the territory's first governor, and [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]] was established as the territorial capital.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indiana|author=Brill, Marlene Targ|year=2005|publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish]]|page=35|isbn=978-0-7614-2020-0}}</ref> After the [[Michigan Territory]] was separated and the [[Illinois Territory]] was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography.<ref name=GAC>{{cite web|title=Government at Crossroads: An Indiana chronology|website=[[The Herald Bulletin]]|date=January 5, 2008|url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/local_news/government-at-crossroads-an-indiana-chronology/article_3a07aa44-1cd4-5028-82e7-96b907121b31.html?mode=jqm|access-date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> On December 11, 1816, the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state.

Starting in 1794, Native American titles to Indiana lands were extinguished by usurpation, purchase, or war and treaty. The United States acquired land from the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in the [[Vincennes, Indiana#The Vincennes Tract|Vincennes Tract]], in the 1804 [[Treaty of Vincennes#Treaty of 1804|Treaty of Vincennes]], and in the [[Treaty of Fort Wayne (1809)|1809 treaty of Fort Wayne]] . These various dealings resolved the occupation issue for the future Pike County. Whites had been settling in the future county's terrain since 1800 (the first was Woolsey Pride, at White Oak Springs).<ref name=PCH>{{cite web|website=Indiana State Teachers College|url=http://scholars.indstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10484/7957/isua-thesis-1933-thomas.pdf?sequence=2|title=An Educational History of Pike County, Indiana|author=Arthur F. Thomas|date=1933|access-date=September 20, 2020|page=2}}</ref>

The area of present-day Pike County was first placed under local jurisdiction in 1790, when [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] was created. This all-encompassing county was repeatedly subdivided as its lands were occupied − on April 1, 1813, the [[Gibson County, Indiana|County of Gibson]] was authorized from the SW portion of Knox County, and four weeks later another portion of Knox was partitioned to create [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]]. On November 1, 1814, portions of Warrick and Gibson were partitioned to create [[Perry County, Indiana|Perry County]]. Two years later, the northern portions of Gibson and Perry were sufficiently populated to warrant a separate governing structure, so on December 21, 1816 − ten days after being admitted to the Federal Union as a state − the Indiana state legislature authorized the creation of Pike County, taking areas from Gibson, Knox, and Perry counties. The first commissioners filed a report dated February 15, 1817, naming [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]] as the seat of government;<ref name=GS>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4uIKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA336|title=History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana|publisher=Goodspeed Brothers|page=336|isbn=978-5-87521-222-2}}</ref> the city was laid out and platted that same year. The city was named for Peter Brenton, an original owner of the town site.<ref name=GS/>{{rp|337}} A post office was put into service at Petersburg in 1823.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pike&searchtext=&pagenum=2|title=Pike County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>

Pike County was named for [[Zebulon Pike]], famous for his [[Pike Expedition]] of 1806–1807, exploring the southwest portion of the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. Pike commanded the 4th Infantry Regiment at the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]] in 1811. He was killed as a [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] during the [[War of 1812]] after his men had captured York (now [[Toronto]]), Canada.<ref>{{cite book|author=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle|publisher=R. S. Peale & co.|year=1875|location=Indiana|title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YDIUAAAAYAAJ| pages=582}}</ref>

The first courthouse in Pike County was a two-story log building, laid on the east side of the Petersburg public square in 1817. It remained in use until replaced by a two-story brick building in 1834. The third courthouse was a larger two-story structure, built in 1868; the present building was erected in 1922.<ref name=PCH/>

From 1959 to 1963 [[Vance Hartke]] and [[Homer E. Capehart]] were the U.S. senators for Indiana, both from Pike County.

In 2015, northern Pike County's economy received a boost from the completion of [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]].

==Geography==
The low hills of Pike County have been cleared, leveled, and put to agricultural use, although its many drainages are still wooded.<ref name=PCI>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Pike+County,+IN/@38.3714119,-87.3096675,34703m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886e689d60279a43:0x6dff0f5cc042144f!8m2!3d38.4110583!4d-87.2618328 ''Pike County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 20 September 2020)]</ref> The highest point on the terrain ({{convert|650|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=semicolon|sp=us}} ASL) is the sharp crest of a ridge {{convert|2.9|mi|km}} NE of [[Stendal, Indiana|Stendal]].<ref>[https://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=23000 ''Pike County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 20 September 2020)]. However, AnyplaceAmerica.com [https://www.anyplaceamerica.com/directory/in/pike-county-18125/#:~:text=Pike%20County's%20highest%20elevation%20is,of%2092%20counties%20in%20Indiana.] lists the county high point at {{convert|915|ft|m}}, using ". . data gathered by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission." Location of this highest point is not specified.</ref> Like many counties along or near the [[Ohio River]], large portions of Pike County had been [[strip mine]]d. Most of these areas have been restored, but many remain.

The county's northern boundary is defined by the westward-flowing [[White River (Indiana)|White River]]. The [[Patoka River]] also flows westward through the lower central part of the county, and forms a portion of the county's west boundary line with [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]].

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|341.09|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|334.24|sqmi}} (or 97.99%) is land and {{convert|6.86|sqmi}} (or 2.01%) is water.<ref name=DC/>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess County]] − northeast
* [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]] − east
* [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]] − south/CT Border
* [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]] − west/CT Border
* [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]] − northwest
{{div col end}}

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-69.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]]
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|56}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|57}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|61}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|64}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|65}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|257}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|356}}
* {{Jct|state=IN|SR|364}}
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
* Columbia Mine Preserve (part)<ref name=PCI/>
* Interlake State Recreation Area (part)<ref name=PCI/>
* [[Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area]] (part)

===City===
* [[Petersburg, Indiana|Petersburg]]

===Towns===
* [[Spurgeon, Indiana|Spurgeon]]
* [[Winslow, Indiana|Winslow]]

===Census-designated place===
* [[Otwell, Indiana|Otwell]] (named '''Pierceville''' 1855−1864)

===Unincorporated places===
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* [[Alford, Indiana|Alford]]
* [[Algiers, Indiana|Algiers]]
* [[Arda, Indiana|Arda]]
* [[Arthur, Indiana|Arthur Junction]]
* Ashby Yards
* [[Augusta, Indiana|Augusta]]
* [[Ayrshire, Indiana|Ayrshire]]
* [[Bowman, Indiana|Bowman]]
* [[Campbelltown, Indiana|Campbelltown]]
* [[Cato, Indiana|Cato]]
* [[Chandler, Pike County, Indiana|Chandler]]
* [[Coats Spring, Indiana|Coats Spring]]
* [[Coe, Indiana|Coe]]
* [[Enos Corner, Indiana|Enos Corner]]
* [[Fritz Corner, Indiana|Fritz Corner]]
* [[Glezen, Indiana|Glezen]]
* [[Hartwell, Indiana|Hartwell]]
* [[Highbank Town, Indiana|Highbank Town]]
* [[Iva, Indiana|Iva]]
* [[Littles, Indiana|Littles]]
* [[Marysville, Pike County, Indiana|Marysville]]
* [[Muren, Indiana|Muren]]
* [[Oatsville, Indiana|Oatsville]]
* [[Pikeville, Indiana|Pikeville]]
* [[Rogers, Indiana|Rogers]]
* [[Rumble, Indiana|Rumble]]
* [[Scottsburg, Pike County, Indiana|Scottsburg]]
* [[Stendal, Indiana|Stendal]]
* [[Survant, Indiana|Survant]]
* [[Union, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Velpen, Indiana|Velpen]]
* [[West Petersburg, Indiana|West Petersburg]]
* [[White Sulphur Springs, Indiana|White Sulphur Springs]]
* [[Whiteoak, Indiana|Whiteoak]]
* [[Willisville, Indiana|Willisville]]
* [[Zoar, Indiana|Zoar]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
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* [[Clay Township, Pike County, Indiana|Clay]]
* [[Jefferson Township, Pike County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
* [[Lockhart Township, Pike County, Indiana|Lockhart]]
* [[Logan Township, Pike County, Indiana|Logan]]
* [[Madison Township, Pike County, Indiana|Madison]]
* [[Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana|Marion]]
* [[Monroe Township, Pike County, Indiana|Monroe]]
* [[Patoka Township, Pike County, Indiana|Patoka]]
* [[Washington Township, Pike County, Indiana|Washington]]
{{div col end}}

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Petersburg, Indiana]]
|21|38|2.95
|25|44|2.73
|33|54|4.07
|44|66|4.21
|54|75|5.14
|63|83|3.80
|67|87|4.18
|65|86|3.77
|57|80|2.96
|45|69|2.82
|36|55|4.47
|26|43|3.41
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0529|title=Monthly Averages for Petersburg, Indiana|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in Petersburg have ranged from a low of {{convert|21|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-18|°F}} was recorded in December 1989 and a record high of {{convert|101|°F}} was recorded in September 2002. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.73|in}} in February to {{convert|5.14|in}} in May.<ref name=WX/>

==Government==
{{See also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].

'''County Council:''' The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They set salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name = inc3623>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

'''Court:''' The county maintains a Circuit Court (83rd Judicial Circuit) and has a small claims division which division handles family law cases as well. The judge of the Circuit Court is elected to a term of six years and must be a member in good standing of the Indiana Bar. The judge is assisted by a referee in the small claims\family division who is appointed by the Circuit Court Judge.

'''County Officials:''' The county has other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[Recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[Surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. These officers are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

==Politics==
Like many of its neighboring Southwest Indiana counties, Pike was a Republican-leaning swing county during the 20th Century. Since 2000, however, it has swung heavily Republican, giving [[Donald Trump]] over three-quarters of the vote in 2020 and 2024. [[Jimmy Carter]] was the last Democrat to carry the county by full majority, though [[Bill Clinton]] won the county by plurality more recently in 1992 and 1996.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|4,610|1,314|89|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|4,692|1,415|118|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,398|1,297|282|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|3,627|2,125|174|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,221|2,700|107|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,745|2,418|49|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,566|2,605|131|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,174|2,780|924|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,156|2,960|1,255|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,294|3,037|40|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,689|3,231|43|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,343|3,346|263|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,138|3,938|25|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,252|2,648|39|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|3,087|2,953|762|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,703|4,519|50|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,606|3,046|64|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,596|3,353|66|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,253|3,478|107|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,696|3,596|160|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,267|3,513|106|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,672|4,449|56|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,885|4,952|45|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,193|4,547|191|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,190|3,409|74|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,885|3,604|476|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,069|3,067|727|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,172|2,212|266|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,515|1,984|859|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,359|2,360|208|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,596|2,224|191|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,420|2,460|88|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,332|2,557|29|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,038|1,957|298|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|2,197|2,098|97|Indiana}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 1472
|1830= 2475
|1840= 4769
|1850= 7720
|1860= 10078
|1870= 13779
|1880= 16383
|1890= 18544
|1900= 20486
|1910= 19684
|1920= 18684
|1930= 16361
|1940= 17045
|1950= 14995
|1960= 12797
|1970= 12281
|1980= 13465
|1990= 12509
|2000= 12837
|2010= 12845
|2020= 12250
|estyear=2023
|estimate=12106
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=QF>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18125.html|title=Pike County QuickFacts|access-date=September 25, 2011|publisher=US Census Bureau|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722220447/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18125.html|archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 12,845 people, 5,186 households, and 3,645 families in the county.<ref name=DP>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18125|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021434/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18125|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|38.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 5,735 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name=DC>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18125|access-date=July 10, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202428/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18125|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 98.2% white, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 25.7% were [[Americans|American]], 25.1% were [[Germans|German]], 15.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 11.4% were [[English people|English]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18125|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002155/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18125|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 5,186 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.7% were non-families, and 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 42.8 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $49,423. Males had a median income of $40,952 versus $29,664 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,005. About 9.0% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over, Making Pike County one of the poorest counties in the state.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18125|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003646/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18125|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
There is one school district in the county, [[Pike County School Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18125_pike/DC20SD_C18125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Pike County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18125_pike/DC20SD_C18125_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> It operates one high school, [[Pike Central High School]].

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Indiana]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location (8-way)
 | Northwest = [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox County]]
 | Northeast = [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess County]]
 | West = [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson County]]
 | Centre = Pike County
 | East = [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]]
 | South = [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]]
}}

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