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]
Lafayette Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Owen County | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′29″N 86°53′07″W / 39.29139°N 86.88528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Owen |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.12 sq mi (75.4 km2) |
| • Land | 29.07 sq mi (75.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.17% |
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,168 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (15/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47431, 47460, 47833, 47868 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453533 |
History
editLafayette Township was organized in 1839.[3]
Moffett-Ralston House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[4]
Geography
editAccording 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
editCemeteries
editThe township contains these seven cemeteries: Fender, Galimore, Palestine, Saint Walley, Splinter Ridge, Tipton and Wright.
Major highways
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School districts
edit- Spencer-Owen Community Schools
Political districts
edit- State House District 46
- State Senate District 37
- State Senate District 39
References
edit- "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.