Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana

Franklin Township
Franklin Township
	Township
	Location of Franklin Township in Floyd County
	Coordinates: 38°14′07″N85°54′51″W / 38.23528°N 85.91417°W Coordinates: 38°14′07″N85°54′51″W / 38.23528°N 85.91417°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.53 sq mi (60.9 km2)
• Land	23.4 sq mi (61 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	538 ft (164 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,499
• Density	64.1/sq mi (24.7/km2)
FIPS code	18-25360 [2]
GNIS feature ID	453301

Last updated April 10, 2020

Franklin Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,499 and it contained 621 housing units. While Franklin Township, along with Lafayette Township are the only two townships in the county without an incorporated community, Franklin Township is by far the least populous township.^[3]

History

The Gabriel Farnsley House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.53 square miles (60.9 km²), of which 23.4 square miles (61 km²) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 0.55%) is water.^[3] Arrowhead Lake is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

Buchanan

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

Adjacent townships

New Albany Township (northeast)
Posey Township, Harrison County (southwest)
Franklin Township, Harrison County (west)
Georgetown Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bailey, Hopewell, Wheeler and Wolfe.

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References

"Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

↑ "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.
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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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.

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Indiana, United States
County seat: New Albany
City	New Albany	Map of Indiana highlighting Floyd County
Towns	Georgetown Greenville
Townships	Franklin Georgetown Greenville Lafayette New Albany
CDP	Galena
Other unincorporated communities	Blackiston Mill Buchanan Duncan Edwardsville Floyds Knobs Mount St. Francis Navilleton Saint Joseph Saint Marys Scottsville Silver Hills
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