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Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Franklin

GNIS feature ID
  
453618

Local time
  
Sunday 6:33 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-48564

Elevation
  
235 m

Population
  
974 (2010)

Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Weather
  
8°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 55% Humidity

Area
  
50.84 km² (50.32 km² Land / 52 ha Water)

Metamora Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 974.

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History

Metamora Township was established in 1849 from land given by Salt Creek, Laurel and Brookville townships.

The Duck Creek Aqueduct was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.63 square miles (50.8 km2), of which 19.43 square miles (50.3 km2) (or 98.98%) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (or 1.02%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Blooming Grove Township (northeast)
  • Brookville Township (east)
  • Butler Township (south)
  • Salt Creek Township (west)
  • Laurel Township (northwest)
  • Major highways

  • U.S. Route 52
  • Indiana State Road 229
  • Cemeteries

    The township contains one cemetery, McKenzie.

    References

    Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana Wikipedia