Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana
Franklin Township | |
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Township | |
Silo on a hill from U.S. 231 in Franklin Township | |
![]() Location in Owen County | |
Coordinates: 39°12′38″N 86°51′01″W / 39.21056°N 86.85028°WCoordinates: 39°12′38″N 86°51′01″W / 39.21056°N 86.85028°W | |
Country |
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State |
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County | Owen |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.09 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
• Land | 35.09 sq mi (90.9 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 633 ft (193 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,269 |
• Density | 36.2/sq mi (14.0/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47431, 47460, 47471 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453310 |
Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,269 and it contained 551 housing units.[1]
History
Franklin Township was founded in 1819.[2]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.09 square miles (90.9 km2), all land.[1]
Unincorporated towns
- Adel at 39°11′31″N 86°47′45″W / 39.191989°N 86.795839°W
- Farmers at 39°10′31″N 86°53′30″W / 39.175322°N 86.891674°W
- Freedom at 39°12′25″N 86°52′09″W / 39.206989°N 86.869174°W
- New Hope at 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.183100°N 86.827784°W
- Pottersville at 39°12′26″N 86°48′51″W / 39.207267°N 86.814173°W
- Vilas at 39°10′12″N 86°50′24″W / 39.170045°N 86.840006°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these eighteen cemeteries: Adel, Burkett, Burton, Camden, Defore, Franklin, Hicks, Leach, Light, McIndoo, McKee, Neeley, Oliphant, Pryor, Scott, Waker, White and White.
Major highways
School districts
- Spencer-Owen Community Schools
Political districts
- State House District 46
- State Senate District 39
References
- "Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 751.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Franklin Township
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