Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana

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Franklin Township
Township
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Silo on a hill from U.S. 231 in Franklin Township
Map highlighting Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana.svg
Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°12′38″N86°51′01″W / 39.21056°N 86.85028°W / 39.21056; -86.85028
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Owen
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
35.09 sq mi (90.9 km2)
 • Land35.09 sq mi (90.9 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,294
 • Density36.88/sq mi (14.24/km2)
ZIP codes
47431, 47460, 47471
GNIS feature ID 453310

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,294 (slightly up from 1,269 at 2010 [1] ) and it contained 550 housing units. [2]

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History

Franklin Township was founded in 1819. [3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.09 square miles (90.9 km2), all land. [1]

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eighteen cemeteries: Adel, Burkett, Burton, Camden, Defore, Franklin, Hicks, Leach, Light, McIndoo, McKee, Neeley, Oliphant, Pryor, Scott, Waker, White and White.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  751.
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