Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Laurel Township
Township
Location of Laurel Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°29′03″N 85°11′28″W / 39.48417°N 85.19111°W / 39.48417; -85.19111
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	31.74 sq mi (82.2 km)
• Land	31.5 sq mi (82 km)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.6 km)
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population
• Total	1,400
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km)
FIPS code	18-42390
GNIS feature ID	453544

Laurel Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,400, down from 1,634 at 2010.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,760	—
1900	1,412	−19.8%
1910	1,209	−14.4%
1920	1,294	7.0%
1930	1,285	−0.7%
1940	1,284	−0.1%
1950	1,662	29.4%
1960	1,625	−2.2%
1970	1,509	−7.1%
1980	1,739	15.2%
1990	1,462	−15.9%
2000	1,650	12.9%
2010	1,634	−1.0%
2020	1,400	−14.3%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Laurel Township was established in 1845.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.74 square miles (82.2 km), of which 31.5 square miles (82 km) (or 99.24%) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km) (or 0.72%) is water. Triple Lakes is in this township.

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Gobel, Jenks and North.

Education

Laurel Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Franklin County Public Library District in Brookville.

References

"Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "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.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp. 176.
"Policies". Franklin County Public Library District. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brookville
City	Batesville‡	Map of Indiana highlighting Franklin County
Towns	Brookville Cedar Grove Laurel Mount Carmel Oldenburg
Townships	Bath Blooming Grove Brookville Butler Fairfield Highland Laurel Metamora Posey Ray Salt Creek Springfield Whitewater
CDPs	Andersonville Blooming Grove Hamburg Lake Santee‡ Lake View Lakeshore Resort Metamora New Trenton Peppertown
Other communities	Bath Buena Vista Drewersburg Enochsburg Highland Center Huntersville Klemmes Corner Midway Millville Mixersville Mound Haven Mount Auburn New Fairfield Oak Forest Old Bath Palestine Peoria Raymond Rockdale Saint Marys Saint Peter Scipio‡ Sharptown South Gate Stavetown Whitcomb Yellow Bank Youngs Corner
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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