Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°12′38″N 86°51′01″W / 39.21056°N 86.85028°W / 39.21056; -86.85028Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOwenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.09 sq mi (90.9 km²) • Land35.09 sq mi (90.9 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

633 ft (193 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,294 • Density37/sq mi (14/km²)ZIP codes

47431, 47460, 47471

GNIS feature ID453310

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,294 (slightly up from 1,269 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 550 housing units.^[2]

History

Franklin Township was founded in 1819.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.09 square miles (90.9 km²), all land.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Adel at 39°11′31″N 86°47′45″W / 39.191989°N 86.795839°W / 39.191989; -86.795839
Farmers at 39°10′31″N 86°53′30″W / 39.175322°N 86.891674°W / 39.175322; -86.891674
Freedom at 39°12′25″N 86°52′09″W / 39.206989°N 86.869174°W / 39.206989; -86.869174
New Hope at 39°10′59″N 86°49′40″W / 39.183100°N 86.827784°W / 39.183100; -86.827784
Pottersville at 39°12′26″N 86°48′51″W / 39.207267°N 86.814173°W / 39.207267; -86.814173
Vilas at 39°10′12″N 86°50′24″W / 39.170045°N 86.840006°W / 39.170045; -86.840006

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these eighteen cemeteries: Adel, Burkett, Burton, Camden, Defore, Franklin, Hicks, Leach, Light, McIndoo, McKee, Neeley, Oliphant, Pryor, Scott, Waker, White and White.

Major highways

U.S. Route 231
Indiana State Road 67

School districts

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 46
State Senate District 39

References

"Franklin 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 at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-05-05)
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. 751.