Franklin Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Franklin Township

Township

Location in Harrison County

Coordinates: 38°14′23″N 86°00′20″W﻿ / ﻿38.23972°N 86.00556°W﻿ / 38.23972; -86.00556
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Harrison
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 34.91 sq mi (90.4 km2)
• Land| 34.89 sq mi (90.4 km2)
• Water| 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation

| 830 ft (253 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 4,161
• Density| 120/sq mi (46/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0453303

Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,161 and it contained 1,728 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,602| | —
1900| 1,599| | −0.2%
1910| 1,467| | −8.3%
1920| 1,458| | −0.6%
1930| 1,347| | −7.6%
1940| 1,309| | −2.8%
1950| 1,439| | 9.9%
1960| 1,736| | 20.6%
1970| 1,952| | 12.4%
1980| 2,872| | 47.1%
1990| 3,087| | 7.5%
2000| 3,642| | 18.0%
2010| 4,104| | 12.7%
2020| 4,161| | 1.4%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.91 square miles (90.4 km2), of which 34.89 square miles (90.4 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[3] The streams of Lazy Creek, Little Indian Creek, Smith Creek and Woertz Creek run through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Lanesville

### Unincorporated towns

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* Utan[4]

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Georgetown Township, Floyd County (northeast)
* Franklin Township, Floyd County (east)
* Posey Township (southeast)
* Webster Township (southwest)
* Harrison Township (west)
* Jackson Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains one cemetery, Lanesville.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 64
* Indiana State Road 62
* Indiana State Road 64

### Airports and landing strips

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* Greenridge KLA Airport
* Lanesville Skyways Airport

## References

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* "Franklin Township, Harrison 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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 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.
4. ^ https://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/indiana-maps/IN-Harrison-County-Indiana-1908-map.jpg [bare URL image file]

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Corydon

Towns|

* Corydon
* Crandall
* Elizabeth
* Laconia
* Lanesville
* Mauckport
* Milltown‡
* New Amsterdam
* New Middletown
* Palmyra

Map of Indiana highlighting Harrison County

Townships|

* Blue River
* Boone
* Franklin
* Harrison
* Heth
* Jackson
* Morgan
* Posey
* Spencer
* Taylor
* Washington
* Webster

CDPs|

* Depauw
* New Salisbury
* Ramsey

Other
communities|

* Bradford
* Bridgeport
* Buena Vista
* Byrneville
* Central
* Central Barren
* Corydon Junction
* Dogwood
* Evans Landing
* Fairdale
* Fishtown
* Frenchtown
* Glidas
* Moberly
* Mott Station
* New Boston
* Rosewood
* Valley City
* White Cloud

Ghost town|

* Wynnsboro

Footnotes|

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

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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