Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Penn Township

Township

Location in Parke County

Coordinates: 39°51′09″N 87°15′30″W﻿ / ﻿39.85250°N 87.25833°W﻿ / 39.85250; -87.25833
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Parke
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 23.78 sq mi (61.6 km2)
• Land| 23.73 sq mi (61.5 km2)
• Water| 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.21%
Elevation

[1]

| 633 ft (193 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 761
• Density| 32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47832, 47859, 47862, 47872, 47952

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453713

Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 761 and it contained 340 housing units.[2]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,260| | —
1900| 1,336| | 6.0%
1910| 1,393| | 4.3%
1920| 1,203| | −13.6%
1930| 1,005| | −16.5%
1940| 1,128| | 12.2%
1950| 1,068| | −5.3%
1960| 919| | −14.0%
1970| 887| | −3.5%
1980| 897| | 1.1%
1990| 843| | −6.0%
2000| 868| | 3.0%
2010| 810| | −6.7%
2020| 761| | −6.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[3]

## History

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Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.[4]

The Cox Ford Covered Bridge, Joseph Finney House, and Jackson Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.78 square miles (61.6 km2), of which 23.73 square miles (61.5 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.21%) is water.[6] The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park.

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Bloomingdale

### Unincorporated towns

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* Annapolis at 39°51′09″N 87°15′02″W﻿ / ﻿39.852540°N 87.250569°W﻿ / 39.852540; -87.250569
* Coke Oven Hollow at 39°51′11″N 87°17′31″W﻿ / ﻿39.853095°N 87.291958°W﻿ / 39.853095; -87.291958
* Rockport at 39°52′51″N 87°16′44″W﻿ / ﻿39.880873°N 87.278902°W﻿ / 39.880873; -87.278902
* Stumptown at 39°51′08″N 87°16′28″W﻿ / ﻿39.852262°N 87.274458°W﻿ / 39.852262; -87.274458

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

### Extinct towns

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* Pottertown at 39°49′51″N 87°15′44″W﻿ / ﻿39.830873°N 87.262236°W﻿ / 39.830873; -87.262236

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 41
* State Road 47

## School districts

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* North Central Parke Community School Corporation[7]
* Formerly: Turkey Run Community School Corporation

## Political districts

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* State House District 41
* State Senate District 38

## References

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* "Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
3. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
4. ^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 195.
5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Parke County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2025. \- Text list

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Penn Township

Places adjacent to Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana

| Liberty Township |
| Howard Township
Sugar Creek Township

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|  |
Reserve Township |

Penn Township

| Washington Township
|  |

| Adams Township

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Municipalities and communities of Parke County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rockville

Towns|

* Bloomingdale
* Marshall
* Mecca
* Montezuma
* Rockville
* Rosedale

Map of Indiana highlighting Parke County

Townships|

* Adams
* Florida
* Greene
* Howard
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Penn
* Raccoon
* Reserve
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington

CDPs|

* Bridgeton
* Judson
* Lyford

Other
communities|

* Alma Lake
* Annapolis
* Arabia
* Armiesburg
* Banner Mills
* Bellmore
* Bethany
* Byron
* Catlin
* Cincinnati
* Coloma
* Coxville
* Diamond
* Ferndale
* Grange Corner
* Guion
* Hollandsburg
* Howard
* Hudnut
* Jessup
* Keytsville‡
* Klondyke
* Leatherwood
* Lena
* Lodi
* Lusks Mills
* Madalline
* Mansfield
* Milligan
* Minshall
* New Discovery
* Numa
* Nyesville
* Parkeville
* Piattsville
* Pin Hook
* Rockport
* Smockville
* Snow Hill
* Stumptown
* Superior
* Sylvania
* Tangier
* Vivalia‡
* West Atherton
* West Melcher
* West Union

Ghost town|

* Coke Oven Hollow

Footnotes|

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

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