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Franklin Township
Franklin Township
Township
	The Samuel Brown House, a historic site in the township
	Coordinates: 39°49′11″N 86°50′41″W / 39.81972°N 86.84472°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Putnam
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.4 sq mi (89 km2)
• Land	34.38 sq mi (89.0 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,609
• Density	47/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	765
FIPS code	18-25576
GNIS feature ID	453312

Franklin Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,609 (down from 1,690 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 715 housing units.^[4]

History

The Samuel Brown House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.4 square miles (89 km²), of which 34.38 square miles (89.0 km²) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.06%) is water.^[3]

Cities and towns

Roachdale (partial)

Unincorporated towns

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

Education

Township residents are served by the Roachdale-Franklin Township Public Library.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

External links

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[census-3] "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.

[4] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[nris-5] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[6] "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana