Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.[2]
Fairmount Township | |
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 Snowy fields in Fairmount Township | |
 Location of Fairmount Township in Grant County | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′N 85°37′W / 40.417°N 85.617°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Grant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.47 sq mi (78.9 km2) |
| • Land | 30.43 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.10% |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,986 |
| • Density | 139.3/sq mi (53.8/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453287 |
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km2), of which 30.43 square miles (78.8 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.[2] The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.
Cities and towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Mill Township (north)
- Jefferson Township (east)
- Washington Township, Delaware County (southeast)
- Van Buren Township, Madison County (south)
- Boone Township, Madison County (southwest)
- Liberty Township (west)
Cemeteries
editThe township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.
Major highways
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Education
editThe township is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation.[3] The district's comprehensive high school is Madison-Grant High School.
Fairmount Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Fairmount Public Library in Fairmount.[4]
References
edit- "Fairmount Township, Grant 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
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grant County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Library Cards". Fairmount Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
External links
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