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Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Putnam

GNIS feature ID
  
453347

Population
  
13,136 (2010)

University
  
DePauw University

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-29376

Elevation
  
270 m

Local time
  
Thursday 8:44 PM

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 24 km/h, 47% Humidity

Area
  
89.2 km² (88.89 km² Land / 31 ha Water)

Greencastle Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,136 and it contained 4,810 housing units. This township contains the county seat of Greencastle and is home to DePauw University, a liberal arts college of 2,300 students.

Contents

Map of Greencastle Township, IN, USA

History

Forest Hill Cemetery and the Alfred Hirt House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.44 square miles (89.2 km2), of which 34.32 square miles (88.9 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.

References

Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana Wikipedia