Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Fulton Township
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 km^2)
• Land	30.35 sq mi (78.6 km^2)
• Water	0.28 sq mi (0.72 km^2)
Elevation[1]	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	674
• Density	22.21/sq mi (8.57/km^2)
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]

Map of Fulton Township

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
4. "State Road 234". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
5. "Baker Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
6. "Bethel Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
7. "Cates Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
8. "Hibbs Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
9. "Norton Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
10. "Silver Island Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

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

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana