Fairbanks Township, Sullivan County, Indiana

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Fairbanks Township
Township
Map highlighting Fairbanks Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.svg
Location in Sullivan County
Coordinates: 39°12′36″N87°31′50″W / 39.21000°N 87.53056°W / 39.21000; -87.53056
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Sullivan
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
41.51 sq mi (107.5 km2)
 • Land41 sq mi (110 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)  1.25%
Elevation
561 ft (171 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
721
 • Density18/sq mi (6.8/km2)
ZIP codes
47849, 47850, 47861, 47879
GNIS feature ID 453283

Fairbanks Township is one of nine townships in Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 721 and it contained 318 housing units. [1]

Contents

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,258—
1900 1,3487.2%
1910 1,206−10.5%
1920 1,131−6.2%
1930 978−13.5%
1940 1,0123.5%
1950 804−20.6%
1960 8799.3%
1970 699−20.5%
1980 86423.6%
1990 655−24.2%
2000 72811.1%
2010 7330.7%
2020 721−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [2]

History

Fairbanks Township was named for one General Fairbanks. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.51 square miles (107.5 km2), of which 41 square miles (110 km2) (or 98.77%) is land and 0.52 square miles (1.3 km2) (or 1.25%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Chowning, DeBaun, Pogue and Riggs-Ernest.

Airports and landing strips

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  123.
  4. ↑ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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