Troy Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Troy Township
Troy Township
	Township
	Location of Troy Township in Fountain County
	Coordinates: 40°09′25″N87°21′00″W / 40.15694°N 87.35000°W Coordinates: 40°09′25″N87°21′00″W / 40.15694°N 87.35000°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fountain
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	44.44 sq mi (115.1 km2)
• Land	43.86 sq mi (113.6 km2)
• Water	0.58 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	650 ft (198 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,711
• Density	84.6/sq mi (32.7/km2)
FIPS code	18-76616 [2]
GNIS feature ID	453902

Last updated April 10, 2020

Troy Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,711 and it contained 1,657 housing units.^[3]

Geography

Troy Township lies along the western side of Fountain County; the Wabash River defines the western borders of both. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.44 square miles (115.1 km²), of which 43.86 square miles (113.6 km²) (or 98.69%) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km²) (or 1.31%) is water.^[3]

Troy Township contains the Fountain County seat of Covington, in the western part of the county near the river. At one time, the unincorporated community of Layton existed in the southeast part of the township along the present route of U.S. Route 136.

Interstate 74 passes through the southern part of the township. U.S. Route 136 lies to the north of I-74 for most of its route; it passes through Covington, but east of Layton, I-74 crosses to its north side.

Cemeteries

The township contains the four cemeteries of Bend, Mount Hope, Prescott Grove and Sand Hill.

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

Bibliography

Beckwith, H. W. (1881). "Troy Township". History of Fountain County, together with historic notes on the Wabash Valley. Chicago: H. H. Hill and N. Iddings, Publishers. pp. 85–169.
Clifton, Thomas, ed. (1913). "Troy Township". Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. pp. 156–158. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[census-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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Fountain County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Covington
Cities	Attica Covington	Map of Indiana highlighting Fountain County
Towns	Hillsboro Kingman Mellott Newtown Veedersburg Wallace
Townships	Cain Davis Fulton Jackson Logan Millcreek Richland Shawnee Troy Van Buren Wabash
Unincorporated communities	Aylesworth Cates Centennial Coal Creek Fountain Graham Harveysburg Layton Riverside Rob Roy Roberts Silverwood Steam Corner Stone Bluff Vine Yeddo
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