Black Township, Posey County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Black Township
Posey County

Township

Coordinates: 37°56′59″N 87°55′04″W﻿ / ﻿37.94972°N 87.91778°W﻿ / 37.94972; -87.91778
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Posey
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 88.95 sq mi (230.37 km2)
• Land| 87.03 sq mi (225.41 km2)
• Water| 1.91 sq mi (4.96 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 420 ft (128 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 9,032
• Density| 100/sq mi (39/km2)
FIPS code| 18-05428[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453112

Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,032.[3] The township is the largest both in terms of area and population in Posey County.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1890| 7,907| | —
1900| 7,991| | 1.1%
1910| 8,234| | 3.0%
1920| 7,623| | −7.4%
1930| 7,118| | −6.6%
1940| 7,557| | 6.2%
1950| 8,173| | 8.2%
1960| 7,869| | −3.7%
1970| 9,268| | 17.8%
1980| 10,429| | 12.5%
1990| 9,962| | −4.5%
2000| 10,288| | 3.3%
2010| 9,450| | −8.1%
2020| 9,032| | −4.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

## History[edit]

Black Township was organized in 1817.[5] The township was named for the Black family of pioneer settlers.[6]

The Frederick and Augusta Hagemann Farm, Mann site, and Mount Vernon site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]

## Adjacent Townships[edit]

* Indiana
* Posey County
* Lynn Township (North)
* Marrs Township (East)
* Point Township (Southwest)
* Robinson Township (Single Point)
* Illinois
* White County
* Emma Township (West)
* Kentucky
* Henderson County
* Corydon District (Southeast)
* Union County
* Uniontown District (South Central)

## Cities[edit]

* Mount Vernon

## Unincorporated places[edit]

* Bufkin
* Dead Mans Crossing
* Erwin
* Farmersville
* Grafton
* Prairie
* Upton
* Welborn Switch

## Education[edit]

It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon,[8] which operates Mount Vernon High School.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. ^ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 75.
6. ^ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 265.
7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 11, 2024. \- Text list

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

* v
* t
* e

Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Mount Vernon

City|

* Mount Vernon

Map of Indiana highlighting Posey County

Towns|

* Cynthiana
* Griffin
* New Harmony
* Poseyville

Townships|

* Bethel
* Black
* Center
* Harmony
* Lynn
* Marrs
* Point
* Robb
* Robinson
* Smith

CDPs|

* Blairsville
* Parkers Settlement
* Saint Wendel‡
* Stewartsville
* Wadesville

Other
communities|

* Barrett
* Bufkin
* Caborn
* Erwin
* Farmersville
* Grafton
* Hepburn
* Heusler
* Hovey
* Lippe
* Marrs Center
* New Baltimore
* Oak Grove
* Oliver
* Philip Station
* Prairie
* Rapture
* Saint Philip
* Savah
* Solitude
* Springfield
* Upton
* West Franklin

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

* Indiana portal
* United States portal

This Posey County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[Pop.]: Population
*[%±]: Percent change
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template