Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana

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Fugit Township
Township
Map highlighting Fugit Township, Decatur County, Indiana.svg
Location of Fugit Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°24′01″N85°21′10″W / 39.40028°N 85.35278°W / 39.40028; -85.35278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
43.02 sq mi (111.4 km2)
 • Land42.66 sq mi (110.5 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,070 ft (326 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,856
 • Density43/sq mi (17/km2)
FIPS code 18-26098 [2]
GNIS feature ID453320

Fugit Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,856 (up from 1,767 at 2010 [3] ) at and it contained 944 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,605—
1900 1,538−4.2%
1910 1,328−13.7%
1920 1,175−11.5%
1930 1,171−0.3%
1940 1,115−4.8%
1950 1,094−1.9%
1960 1,071−2.1%
1970 1,1567.9%
1980 1,52031.5%
1990 1,6397.8%
2000 1,7889.1%
2010 1,767−1.2%
2020 1,8565.0%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Fugit Township was organized in 1822. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.02 square miles (111.4 km2), of which 42.66 square miles (110.5 km2) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 0.84%) is water. [3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Memorial and Mount Carmel.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  95.
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