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Township in Indiana, United States
Lynn Township
Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 38°02′49″N 87°55′34″W / 38.04694°N 87.92611°W / 38.04694; -87.92611
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPosey
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total44.71 sq mi (115.79 km)
 • Land43.63 sq mi (112.99 km)
 • Water1.08 sq mi (2.8 km)
Elevation433 ft (132 m)
Population
 • Total810
 • Density18/sq mi (7.0/km)
FIPS code18-45450
GNIS feature ID453585

Lynn Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 810.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18901,471—
19001,382−6.1%
19101,297−6.2%
19201,047−19.3%
1930967−7.6%
1940912−5.7%
1950825−9.5%
1960702−14.9%
1970649−7.5%
198089137.3%
199099111.2%
2000945−4.6%
2010895−5.3%
2020810−9.5%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Lynn Township was organized in 1817. The township bears the name of Dan Lynn, a state legislator.

Adjacent Townships

Unincorporated Places

Education

It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon, which operates Mount Vernon High School.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
  6. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 304.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list

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Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
City
Map of Indiana highlighting Posey County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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