Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana

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Fairmount Township
Township
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Snowy fields in Fairmount Township
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Location of Fairmount Township in Grant County
Coordinates: 40°25′N85°37′W / 40.417°N 85.617°W / 40.417; -85.617
Country United States
State Indiana
County Grant
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total30.47 sq mi (78.9 km2)
 • Land30.43 sq mi (78.8 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.10%
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total3,986
 • Density139.3/sq mi (53.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID0453287

Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units. [2]

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km2), of which 30.43 square miles (78.8 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.10%) is water. [2] The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.

Major highways

Education

Fairmount Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Fairmount Public Library in Fairmount. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Library Cards". Fairmount Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.


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