Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana

Wayne Township
Wayne Township
Township
	Location in Owen County
	Coordinates: 39°22′37″N86°40′29″W / 39.37694°N 86.67472°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	22.14 sq mi (57.3 km2)
• Land	22.11 sq mi (57.3 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.14%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,704
• Density	77/sq mi (30/km2)
ZIP codes	47433, 47460
GNIS feature ID	454038

Last updated April 08, 2024

Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,704 (representing no change from 2010^[1]) and it contained 800 housing units.^[2]

History

Wayne Township was established in 1820. It was named for General Anthony Wayne.^[3]

Secrest Ferry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.14 square miles (57.3 km²), of which 22.11 square miles (57.3 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.^[1] The White River defines the township's southern border.

Cities, towns, villages

Gosport

Unincorporated towns

Silex at 39°21′38″N86°39′35″W / 39.360602°N 86.659725°W / 39.360602; -86.659725

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gosport, Little Mount and Little Mount.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 67

School districts

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 46
State Senate District 37

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References

"Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 23, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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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.
↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 698.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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[census-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. 698.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Spencer
Towns	Gosport Spencer	Map of Indiana highlighting Owen County
Townships	Clay Franklin Harrison Jackson Jefferson Jennings Lafayette Marion Montgomery Morgan Taylor Washington Wayne
CDPs	Coal City Patricksburg
Other communities	Adel Alaska‡ Arney Atkinsonville Beamer Braysville Carp Cataract Cuba Cunot Daggett Denmark Devore Farmers Freedom Freeman Hancock Corner Hickory Corner Hubbell Jordan Lewisville‡ Marion Mills New Hope Pottersville Quincy Romona Silex Smithville Southport Stockton Vandalia Vilas Whitehall
Ghost town	Wallace Junction
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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