Posey Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Posey Township
Township
Location of Posey Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°28′41″N 85°16′13″W / 39.47806°N 85.27028°W / 39.47806; -85.27028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Franklin
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	18.15 sq mi (47.0 km)
• Land	18.09 sq mi (46.9 km)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km)
Elevation	1,014 ft (309 m)
Population
• Total	1,040
• Density	57/sq mi (22/km)
FIPS code	18-61326
GNIS feature ID	453763

Posey Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,040, down from 1,051 at 2010.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	882	—
1900	810	−8.2%
1910	713	−12.0%
1920	623	−12.6%
1930	614	−1.4%
1940	720	17.3%
1950	920	27.8%
1960	983	6.8%
1970	931	−5.3%
1980	1,124	20.7%
1990	930	−17.3%
2000	1,030	10.8%
2010	1,051	2.0%
2020	1,040	−1.0%
Source: US Decennial Census

History

Posey Township is named for Thomas Posey, second Governor of Indiana Territory.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.15 square miles (47.0 km), of which 18.09 square miles (46.9 km) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) (or 0.33%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Orange Township, Fayette County (north)
Columbia Township, Fayette County (northeast)
Laurel Township (east)
Salt Creek Township (southeast)
Fugit Township, Decatur County (southwest)
Richland Township, Rush County (west)
Noble Township, Rush County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Old Brick, Old Brick, Young Brick and Middle Brick.

Education

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

References

"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. 122.
"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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