Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana

Florida Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°39′02″N 87°18′59″W / 39.65056°N 87.31639°WCoordinates: 39°39′02″N 87°18′59″W / 39.65056°N 87.31639°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	48.47 sq mi (125.5 km^2)
• Land	48.17 sq mi (124.8 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)  0.62%
Elevation	610 ft (186 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,378
• Density	49.4/sq mi (19.1/km^2)
ZIP codes	47862, 47872, 47874
GNIS feature ID	0453297

Florida Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,378 and it contained 1,073 housing units.^[1]

History

Florida Township was established in 1821, the same year the county was created, though it was first settled circa 1816. It was named after a township in the state of New York, from which pioneer David Loree had emigrated.^[2]

The Harry Evans Covered Bridge, Roseville Covered Bridge, Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge, and Zacke Cox Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.47 square miles (125.5 km²), of which 48.17 square miles (124.8 km²) (or 99.38%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 0.62%) is water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Rosedale

Unincorporated towns

• Coxville at 39°39′07″N 87°17′40″W / 39.651983°N 87.294461°W
• Hudnut at 39°39′34″N 87°22′37″W / 39.659482°N 87.376963°W
• Jessup at 39°39′26″N 87°15′24″W / 39.657262°N 87.256683°W
• Lyford at 39°39′00″N 87°22′15″W / 39.650038°N 87.370851°W
• Numa at 39°37′51″N 87°22′13″W / 39.630871°N 87.370296°W
• West Atherton at 39°36′32″N 87°22′15″W / 39.608926°N 87.370852°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Adams, Bound, Mount Pleasant, Orlea and Rukes.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

• Heaton Private Airport

School districts

• Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 42
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

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. Bowen 1913, pp. 175–180.
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Bibliography

• History of Parke and Vermillion Counties Indiana. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen and Company. 1913. pp. 25–225. Retrieved 2010-12-17.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Florida Township