Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana

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Posey Township
Township
Map highlighting Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°07′56″N85°57′22″W / 38.13222°N 85.95611°W / 38.13222; -85.95611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Harrison
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
 • Land39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,830
 • Density71/sq mi (28/km2)
FIPS code 18-61344 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453764

Posey Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,830 and it contained 1,205 housing units. [3]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 2,038—
1900 2,0621.2%
1910 1,859−9.8%
1920 1,571−15.5%
1930 1,303−17.1%
1940 1,3725.3%
1950 1,4566.1%
1960 1,62311.5%
1970 1,83312.9%
1980 2,20320.2%
1990 2,55315.9%
2000 2,7256.7%
2010 2,9096.8%
2020 2,830−2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Posey township was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.

The first settlers entered Posey Township in 1807. There were David and [5] Joshua Farnsley in the north central part, Jacob Lutz and William Smith in the southeast along the Ohio, and General W. Johnson in the southwest, near present-day Rogers Campground. [6]

Elizabeth was platted in 1812 making it the second oldest town in the county.

In 1998, Caesars Southern Indiana opened in Posey township near Bridgeport.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.67 square miles (102.7 km2), all land. [7]

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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. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 for James Farnsley, Jefferson Wills, Vol 1-3, 1784-1846, available on ancestry.com. David and Joshua were the two eldest sons of James Farnsley, b. about 1760 in Pennsylvania, who died in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 10 May 1823
  6. ↑ Historic Harrison County: Webster Township Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "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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