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Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Grant

Elevation
  
266 m

Local time
  
Sunday 3:19 AM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453287

Area
  
78.92 km²

Population
  
4,239 (2010)

Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 56% Humidity

Points of interest
  
James Dean Gallery, Fairmount Historical Museum, Playacres Park

Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.

Contents

Map of Fairmount Township, IN, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km2), of which 30.43 square miles (78.8 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.10%) is water. The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.

Cities and towns

  • Fairmount
  • Fowlerton
  • Adjacent townships

  • Mill Township (north)
  • Jefferson Township (east)
  • Washington Township, Delaware County (southeast)
  • Van Buren Township, Madison County (south)
  • Boone Township, Madison County (southwest)
  • Liberty Township (west)
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.

    Major highways

  • SR 9
  • SR 26
  • References

    Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana Wikipedia


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