Wayne Township, Owen County, Indiana

Wayne Township
Township
Location in Owen County
Coordinates: 39°22′37″N 86°40′29″W / 39.37694°N 86.67472°WCoordinates: 39°22′37″N 86°40′29″W / 39.37694°N 86.67472°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Owen
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	22.14 sq mi (57.3 km^2)
• Land	22.11 sq mi (57.3 km^2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km^2)  0.14%
Elevation	669 ft (204 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,704
• Density	77.1/sq mi (29.8/km^2)
ZIP codes	47433, 47460
GNIS feature ID	0454038

Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,704 and it contained 813 housing units.^[1] The Township Trustee of Wayne Township is Kyle Hall.^[2]

History

Wayne Township was established in 1820. It was named for General Anthony Wayne.^[3]

Secrest Ferry Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.14 square miles (57.3 km²), of which 22.11 square miles (57.3 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.^[1] The White River defines the township's southern border.

Cities, towns, villages

• Gosport

Unincorporated towns

• Silex at 39°21′38″N 86°39′35″W / 39.360602°N 86.659725°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Gosport, Little Mount and Little Mount.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 67

School districts

• Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

• State House District 46
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Wayne 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
• Owen County Tea Party

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.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 698.
4. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

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