Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Flat Rock Township

Township

Location in Bartholomew County

Coordinates: 39°17′49″N 85°51′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.29694°N 85.85194°W﻿ / 39.29694; -85.85194
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Bartholomew
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 31.09 sq mi (80.5 km2)
• Land| 31.09 sq mi (80.5 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 676 ft (206 m)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 1,593
• Density| 50.6/sq mi (19.5/km2)
ZIP codes|

47203, 47226, 47234, 47246

GNIS feature ID| 0453296

Flat Rock Township is one of twelve townships in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,574 and it contained 653 housing units.[2]

## History

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The James Marr House and Farm and Pugh Ford Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.09 square miles (80.5 km2), all land.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Clifford
* Columbus (northeast edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Nortonburg
* Saint Louis Crossing

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Washington Township, Shelby County (northeast)
* Haw Creek Township (east)
* Clay Township (southeast)
* Columbus Township (southwest)
* German Township (west)
* Jackson Township, Shelby County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Flat Rock, Liberty, Sidney Branch and Spaugh.

### Airports and landing strips

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* Columbus Bakalar Municipal Airport

## School districts

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* Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 6th congressional district
* Indiana House District 57
* Indiana Senate District 41

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 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. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Columbus

City|

* Columbus

Map of Indiana highlighting Bartholomew County

Towns|

* Clifford
* Edinburgh‡
* Elizabethtown
* Hartsville
* Hope
* Jonesville

Townships|

* Clay
* Clifty
* Columbus
* Flat Rock
* German
* Harrison
* Haw Creek
* Jackson
* Ohio
* Rock Creek
* Sand Creek
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Azalia
* Bethel Village
* Grammar
* Grandview Lake
* Harrison Lake
* Mineral Springs
* Newbern
* Petersville
* Schaefer Lake
* Taylorsville
* Walesboro
* Waynesville

Other
communities|

* Bethany
* Burnsville
* Corn Brook
* Garden City
* Jewell Village
* Mount Healthy
* North Ogilville
* Nortonburg
* Ogilville
* Old Saint Louis
* Rosstown
* Rugby
* Saint Louis Crossing
* Stony Lonesome
* Waymansville

Ghost town|

* Kansas

Footnotes|

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

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