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Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Greensfork Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°03′29″N 84°52′01″W / 40.05806°N 84.86694°W / 40.05806; -84.86694
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyRandolph
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
46.09 sq mi (119.4 km2)
 • Land46.04 sq mi (119.2 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,201 ft (366 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,083
 • Density23/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code765
FIPS code18-29736[3]
GNIS feature ID453354

Greensfork Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,083 (slightly up from 1,082 at 2010[4]) and it contained 448 housing units.

History

Greensfork Township was organized in 1818.[5] It was the site of the Greenville Settlement, one of three communities developed by free people of color who settled here by the mid-nineteenth century. Their children were among those who attended the Union Literary Institute, founded in the township by Quakers and free people of color after the state prohibited 'colored children' from attending public schools.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.09 square miles (119.4 km2), of which 46.04 square miles (119.2 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

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

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 48.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensfork_Township,_Randolph_County,_Indiana