Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Davis Township
Township
Location of Davis Township in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°18′27″N 87°07′42″W / 40.30750°N 87.12833°WCoordinates: 40°18′27″N 87°07′42″W / 40.30750°N 87.12833°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Fountain
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.71 sq mi (61.4 km^2)
• Land	23.54 sq mi (61.0 km^2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.4 km^2)
Elevation[1]	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	682
• Density	29/sq mi (11/km^2)
FIPS code	18-16912[2]
GNIS feature ID	453253

Davis Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 682 and it contained 286 housing units.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.71 square miles (61.4 km²), of which 23.54 square miles (61.0 km²) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (or 0.72%) is water.^[3] It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones. Both Maysville Crossing and Riverside lie in the northwest part of the township along the Norfolk Southern Railway line; Riverside is across the Wabash River from Independence in neighboring Warren County. Roberts is in the eastern part of the township, and Vine is near the center. There is a naturally occurring hollow in the Township known as Possum Holler. It's a ready-made weather break for those who live there and a lovely drive for those passing through. The area is rich in a wide variety of indigenous flora and fauna. Many locals refuse to live anywhere else calling the Holler home for generations

Indiana State Road 28 crosses the south part of the township from east to west.^[4] Indiana State Road 341 begins at State Road 28 and runs south.^[5]

Map of Davis Township

County Road 850 East north of Roberts

Cemeteries

The township contains Maysville Cemetery, to the southwest of Maysville Crossing.^[6] Salem Cemetery is also within Davis Township and is located southeast of the location marked Vine but north of State Rd 28.

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. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. "State Road 28". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
5. "State Road 341". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
6. "Maysville Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-05.

• "Davis 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