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.
History
Ervin township was named for Robert Ervin, a county judge.
In the mid-1800s, the township was home to two African American settlements, the Rush Settlement and the Bassett Settlement. 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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. 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
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.