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Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Franklin

GNIS feature ID
  
453763

Local time
  
Friday 6:15 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-61326

Elevation
  
309 m

Population
  
1,051 (2010)

Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Weather
  
23°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 46% Humidity

Area
  
47.01 km² (46.85 km² Land / 16 ha Water)

Posey Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,051.

Contents

Map of Posey Township, IN, USA

History

Posey Township is named for Thomas Posey, second Governor of Indiana Territory.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 18.09 square miles (46.9 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Andersonville
  • Buena Vista
  • Lake View

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Orange Township, Fayette County (north)
  • Columbia Township, Fayette County (northeast)
  • Laurel Township (east)
  • Salt Creek Township (southeast)
  • Fugit Township, Decatur County (southwest)
  • Richland Township, Rush County (west)
  • Noble Township, Rush County (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • U.S. Route 52
  • Indiana State Road 244

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains four cemeteries: Old Brick, Old Brick, Young Brick and Middle Brick.

    References

    Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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