Township in Indiana, United States
| Lafayette Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location in Owen County | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′29″N 86°53′07″W / 39.29139°N 86.88528°W / 39.29139; -86.88528 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Owen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.12 sq mi (75.4 km) |
| • Land | 29.07 sq mi (75.3 km) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km) 0.17% |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,168 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (15/km) |
| ZIP codes | 47431, 47460, 47833, 47868 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453533 |
Lafayette Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,168 (down from 1,207 at 2010) and it contained 562 housing units.
History
Lafayette Township was organized in 1839.
Moffett-Ralston House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.12 square miles (75.4 km), of which 29.07 square miles (75.3 km) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km) (or 0.17%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Fender, Galimore, Palestine, Saint Walley, Splinter Ridge, Tipton and Wright.
Major highways
School districts
- Spencer-Owen Community Schools
Political districts
- State House District 46
- State Senate District 37
- State Senate District 39
References
- "Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 817.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Indiana Township Association Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Lafayette Township
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Lafayette Township
| Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| County seat: Spencer | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |