Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Fulton Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Fulton Township in Fountain County | |
Coordinates: 39°59′05″N 87°22′17″W / 39.98472°N 87.37139°WCoordinates: 39°59′05″N 87°22′17″W / 39.98472°N 87.37139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Fountain |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.63 sq mi (79.32 km2) |
• Land | 30.35 sq mi (78.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 591 ft (180 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 674 |
• Density | 22.21/sq mi (8.57/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-26134[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453321 |
Fulton Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 674.[3]
Geography
Fulton Township covers an area of 30.63 square miles (79.3 km2); 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (0.91 percent) of this is water. It contains two unincorporated settlements: Cates, in the eastern part of the township, and Silverwood in the southwest, just north of Lodi in Parke County. Indiana State Road 234 passes through Silverwood on its way east from Cayuga in neighboring Vermillion County.[4]
Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Baker,[5] Bethel,[6] Cates,[7] Hibbs,[8] Norton[9] and Silver Island.[10]
School districts
- Covington Community School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 42
- State Senate District 23
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
- ↑ "State Road 234". Highway Explorer. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ↑ "Baker Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Bethel Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Cates Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Hibbs Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Norton Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Silver Island Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
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