Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana

Lafayette Township
Township

Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°17′29″N 86°53′07″W / 39.29139°N 86.88528°W / 39.29139; -86.88528Coordinates: 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 km2)
 • Land 29.07 sq mi (75.3 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.17%
Elevation 643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,207
 • Density 41.5/sq mi (16.0/km2)
ZIP codes 47431, 47460, 47833, 47868
GNIS feature ID 0453533

Lafayette Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,207 and it contained 565 housing units.[1]

History

Lafayette Township was organized in 1839.[2]

Moffett-Ralston House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.12 square miles (75.4 km2), of which 29.07 square miles (75.3 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these seven cemeteries: Fender, Galimore, Palestine, Saint Walley, Splinter Ridge, Tipton and Wright.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 817.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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