Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Franklin Township
Township

Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°05′23″N 86°45′02″W / 40.08972°N 86.75056°W / 40.08972; -86.75056Coordinates: 40°05′23″N 86°45′02″W / 40.08972°N 86.75056°W / 40.08972; -86.75056
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Montgomery
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2)
 • Land 38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation[1] 846 ft (258 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,915
 • Density 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 46071, 47933, 47940
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 453309

Franklin Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,915 and it contained 801 housing units.[2]

Franklin Township was established in 1831.[3]

History

Darlington Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.93 square miles (100.8 km2), all land.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Greenlawn Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

  • North Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. p. 521.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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