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Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Floyd

GNIS feature ID
  
453301

Local time
  
Thursday 7:38 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-25360

Elevation
  
164 m

Population
  
1,499 (2010)

Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 73% Humidity

Area
  
60.94 km² (60.61 km² Land / 34 ha Water)

Franklin Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,499 and it contained 621 housing units.

Contents

Map of Franklin Township, IN, USA

History

The Gabriel Farnsley House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.53 square miles (60.9 km2), of which 23.4 square miles (61 km2) (or 99.45%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 0.55%) is water. Arrowhead Lake is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

  • Buchanan
  • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • New Albany Township (northeast)
  • Posey Township, Harrison County (southwest)
  • Franklin Township, Harrison County (west)
  • Georgetown Township (northwest)
  • Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 11
  • Indiana State Road 62
  • Indiana State Road 111
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains four cemeteries: Bailey, Hopewell, Wheeler and Wolfe.

    References

    Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana Wikipedia


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