Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

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Franklin Township
Township
Map highlighting Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.svg
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°05′23″N86°45′02″W / 40.08972°N 86.75056°W / 40.08972; -86.75056
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Montgomery
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2)
 • Land38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,765
 • Density45/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46071, 47933, 47940
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 453309

Franklin Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,765 (down from 1,915 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 749 housing units. [2]

Contents

Franklin Township was established in 1831. [4]

History

Darlington Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.93 square miles (100.8 km2), all land. [3]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Greenlawn Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Census Bureau profile: Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp.  521.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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