Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°17′29″N 86°53′07″W / 39.29139°N 86.88528°W / 39.29139; -86.88528![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)
47431, 47460, 47833, 47868
Lafayette Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,168 (down from 1,207 at 2010[1]) and it contained 562 housing units.[2]
History
Lafayette Township was organized in 1839.[3]
Moffett-Ralston House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.12 square miles (75.4 km2), of which 29.07 square miles (75.3 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[1]
Unincorporated towns
- Vandalia at 39°18′45″N 86°51′58″W / 39.312544°N 86.866119°W / 39.312544; -86.866119
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Fender, Galimore, Palestine, Saint Walley, Splinter Ridge, Tipton and Wright.
Major highways
Indiana State Road 46
School districts
- Spencer-Owen Community Schools
Political districts
- State House District 46
- State Senate District 37
- State Senate District 39
References
- "Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 817.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Indiana Township Association Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Lafayette Township
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Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Spencer
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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