Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Franklin Township
Township
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°57′20″N 84°50′35″W / 39.95556°N 84.84306°WCoordinates: 39°57′20″N 84°50′35″W / 39.95556°N 84.84306°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	28.4 sq mi (74 km^2)
• Land	28.36 sq mi (73.5 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.18%
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,370
• Density	48.3/sq mi (18.6/km^2)
GNIS feature ID	453316

Franklin Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,370 and it contained 534 housing units.^[1]

History

Franklin Township was organized in 1834.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.4 square miles (74 km²), of which 28.36 square miles (73.5 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.18%) is water.^[1] The streams of Bethel Creek, Black Brook, Clay Run, Land Drain, Middle Brook, Small Run, Vernon Brook and White Creek run through this township.

The highest natural point in Indiana, Hoosier Hill, is located in this township.

Cities and towns

• Whitewater

Unincorporated towns

• Bethel

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Bethel, Mount Vernon, Whitewater and Woodbury.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 227

References

• "Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "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. Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. p. 211.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana