Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana

Franklin Township
Township
Silo on a hill from U.S. 231 in Franklin Township
Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°12′38″N 86°51′01″W / 39.21056°N 86.85028°WCoordinates: 39°12′38″N 86°51′01″W / 39.21056°N 86.85028°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.09 sq mi (90.9 km^2)
• Land	35.09 sq mi (90.9 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,269
• Density	36.2/sq mi (14.0/km^2)
ZIP codes	47431, 47460, 47471
GNIS feature ID	0453310

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,269 and it contained 551 housing units.^[1]

History

Franklin Township was founded in 1819.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.09 square miles (90.9 km²), all land.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Adel at 39°11′31″N 86°47′45″W / 39.191989°N 86.795839°W
• Farmers at 39°10′31″N 86°53′30″W / 39.175322°N 86.891674°W
• Freedom at 39°12′25″N 86°52′09″W / 39.206989°N 86.869174°W
• New Hope at 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.183100°N 86.827784°W
• Pottersville at 39°12′26″N 86°48′51″W / 39.207267°N 86.814173°W
• Vilas at 39°10′12″N 86°50′24″W / 39.170045°N 86.840006°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eighteen cemeteries: Adel, Burkett, Burton, Camden, Defore, Franklin, Hicks, Leach, Light, McIndoo, McKee, Neeley, Oliphant, Pryor, Scott, Waker, White and White.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 67

School districts

• Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

• State House District 46
• State Senate District 39

References

• "Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
• 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. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 751.

External links

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