Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Lafayette Township is one of thirteen townships
in Owen County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,287.
, Lafayette Township covers an area of 29.09 square miles (75.3 km²); of this, 29.03 square miles (75.2 km²) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.19 percent) is water.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Owen County
Owen County, Indiana
Owen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1920. As of 2010, the population was 21,575...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,287.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Lafayette Township covers an area of 29.09 square miles (75.3 km²); of this, 29.03 square miles (75.2 km²) (99.83 percent) is land and 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.19 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- VandaliaVandalia, IndianaVandalia is an unincorporated town in Lafayette Township, Owen County, Indiana, USA.-Geography:Vandalia is located at at an elevation of 787 feet. It lies at the east end of State Road 246 where it hits State Road 46....
at 39.3125441°N 86.8661194°W
Cemeteries
The township contains these seven cemeteries: Fender, Galimore, Palestine, Saint Walley, Splinter Ridge, Tipton and Wright.Political districts
- State House District 46
- State Senate District 37
- State Senate District 39