Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana
Greenville Township | |
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 Fields south of Greenville | |
 Location of Greenville Township in Floyd County | |
| Coordinates: 38°22′07″N 85°58′43″W / 38.36861°N 85.97861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Floyd |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.5 sq mi (87 km2) |
| • Land | 33.39 sq mi (86.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,590 |
| • Density | 202/sq mi (78/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-29862[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453355 |
Greenville Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,746 and it contained 2,532 housing units.[4]
History
[edit]The Jersey Park Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[5]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (87 km2), of which 33.39 square miles (86.5 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
[edit]Unincorporated towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Wood Township, Clark County (northeast)
- Lafayette Township (east)
- Georgetown Township (southeast)
- Jackson Township, Harrison County (southwest)
- Morgan Township, Harrison County (west)
- Jackson Township, Washington County (northwest)
Major highways
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains three cemeteries: Buttontown (in an 1876 obituary, it was called Kepley Schoolhouse Cemetery),[6] Greenlawn and Mount Eden.
References
[edit]- "Greenville Township, Floyd 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
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Obituary of Madison Martin who is buried in Buttontown Cemetery
External links
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