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Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fountain

GNIS feature ID
  
453253

Local time
  
Saturday 7:36 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-16912

Elevation
  
217 m

Population
  
682 (2010)

Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 74% Humidity

Area
  
61.41 km² (60.97 km² Land / 44 ha Water)

Davis Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 682 and it contained 286 housing units.

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Map of Davis Township, IN 47918, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.71 square miles (61.4 km2), of which 23.54 square miles (61.0 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.72%) is water. It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones. Both Maysville Crossing and Riverside lie in the northwest part of the township along the Norfolk Southern Railway line; Riverside is across the Wabash River from Independence in neighboring Warren County. Roberts is in the eastern part of the township, and Vine is near the center. There is a naturally occurring hollow in the Township known as Possum Holler. It's a ready-made weather break for those who live there and a lovely drive for those passing through. The area is rich in a wide variety of indigenous flora and fauna. Many locals refuse to live anywhere else calling the Holler home for generations

Indiana State Road 28 crosses the south part of the township from east to west. Indiana State Road 341 begins at State Road 28 and runs south.

Cemeteries

The township contains Maysville Cemetery, to the southwest of Maysville Crossing. Salem Cemetery is also within Davis Township and is located southeast of the location marked Vine but north of State Rd 28.

References

Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana Wikipedia