Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana

Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township
Township
	Nickname: Floyds Knobs
	Location of Lafayette Township in Floyd County
	Coordinates: 38°21′37″N85°52′54″W / 38.36028°N 85.88167°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.23 sq mi (67.9 km2)
• Land	26.06 sq mi (67.5 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation	925 ft (282 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,449
• Density	285.8/sq mi (110.3/km2)
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-40734
GNIS feature ID	453531

Last updated July 27, 2023

Lafayette Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,449 and it contained 2,856 housing units, although it remains one of the two townships in the county without an incorporated community.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 26.23 square miles (67.9 km²), of which 26.06 square miles (67.5 km²) (or 99.35%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²) (or 0.61%) is water.^[3] State Senate District 46, US Congress District 9, State Representative District 72, Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 9.

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References

"Lafayette Township, Floyd County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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.

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United Township Association of Indiana

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

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

[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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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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
CDPs	Floyds Knobs Galena
Other communities	Blackiston Mill Buchanan Duncan Edwardsville Mount St. Francis Navilleton Saint Joseph Saint Marys Scottsville Silver Hills
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Lafayette Township
Township
Nickname: Floyds Knobs
Location of Lafayette Township in Floyd County
Coordinates: 38°21′37″N85°52′54″W / 38.36028°N 85.88167°W / 38.36028; -85.88167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Floyd
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.23 sq mi (67.9 km²)
• Land	26.06 sq mi (67.5 km²)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,449
• Density	285.8/sq mi (110.3/km²)
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-40734^[2]
GNIS feature ID	453531