Greenfield Township, Orange County, Indiana

Greenfield Township
Township
Location in Orange County
Coordinates: 38°26′45″N 86°30′39″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Orange
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	43.14 sq mi (111.7 km^2)
• Land	41.22 sq mi (106.8 km^2)
• Water	1.92 sq mi (5.0 km^2)  4.45%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	746
• Density	17/sq mi (6.7/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47118, 47140, 47175, 47432, 47454
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	453352

Greenfield Township is one of ten townships in Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 746 and it contained 494 housing units.^[1]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	1,444		—
1900	1,383		−4.2%
1910	1,167		−15.6%
1920	1,058		−9.3%
1930	828		−21.7%
1940	863		4.2%
1950	601		−30.4%
1960	459		−23.6%
1970	338		−26.4%
1980	469		38.8%
1990	418		−10.9%
2000	559		33.7%
2010	730		30.6%
2020	746		2.2%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 43.14 square miles (111.7 km²), of which 41.22 square miles (106.8 km²) (or 95.55%) is land and 1.92 square miles (5.0 km²) (or 4.45%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

• Ethel at 38.403669°N 86.524431°W / 38.403669; -86.524431
• Fargo at 38.400058°N 86.483318°W / 38.400058; -86.483318
• Greenbrier at 38.463112°N 86.555822°W / 38.463112; -86.555822
• Youngs Creek at 38.476723°N 86.495543°W / 38.476723; -86.495543

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

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 37

Lakes

• Tucker Lake

School districts

• Paoli Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 9th congressional district
• State House District 62
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Greenfield Township, Orange County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Greenfield Township