Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Fairmount Township

Township

Snowy fields in Fairmount Township

Location of Fairmount Township in Grant County

Coordinates: 40°25′N 85°37′W﻿ / ﻿40.417°N 85.617°W﻿ / 40.417; -85.617
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Grant
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 30.47 sq mi (78.9 km2)
• Land| 30.43 sq mi (78.8 km2)
• Water| 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.10%
Elevation

| 873 ft (266 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 3,986
• Density| 139.3/sq mi (53.8/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453287

Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km2), of which 30.43 square miles (78.8 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.[2] The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Fairmount
* Fowlerton

### Adjacent townships

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* Mill Township (north)
* Jefferson Township (east)
* Washington Township, Delaware County (southeast)
* Van Buren Township, Madison County (south)
* Boone Township, Madison County (southwest)
* Liberty Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.

### Major highways

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* SR 9
* SR 26

## Education

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The township is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation.[3] The district's comprehensive high school is Madison-Grant High School.

Fairmount Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Fairmount Public Library in Fairmount.[4]

## References

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* "Fairmount Township, Grant 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

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grant County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2024. \- Text list
4. ^ "Library Cards". Fairmount Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Marion

Cities|

* Gas City
* Jonesboro
* Marion

Map of Indiana highlighting Grant County

Towns|

* Converse‡
* Fairmount
* Fowlerton
* Matthews
* Swayzee
* Sweetser
* Upland
* Van Buren

Townships|

* Center
* Fairmount
* Franklin
* Green
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Mill
* Monroe
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Sims
* Van Buren
* Washington

CDPs|

* Herbst
* Jalapa
* Landess
* Mier
* Point Isabel
* Sims

Other
communities|

* Farrville
* Hackleman
* Hanfield
* Michaelsville
* Normal
* Radley
* Rigdon‡
* Roseburg
* Shady Hills
* Weaver

Footnotes|

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

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