As of the 2020 census, its population was 11,527 (down from 11,864 at 2010[3]) and it contained 5,309 housing units.

[7] The Lyles Consolidated School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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

The township contains seven cemeteries: Archer, Hitch, Maple Hill, Odd Fellows, Saint Josephs, Sand Hill and Warnock.

Public education in Patoka Township is administered by the North Gibson School Corporation.