Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Posey Township

Township

Coordinates: 38°07′56″N 85°57′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.13222°N 85.95611°W﻿ / 38.13222; -85.95611
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Harrison
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
• Land| 39.67 sq mi (102.7 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 781 ft (238 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 2,830
• Density| 71/sq mi (28/km2)
FIPS code| 18-61344[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453764

Posey Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,830 and it contained 1,205 housing units.[3]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1890| 2,038| | —
1900| 2,062| | 1.2%
1910| 1,859| | −9.8%
1920| 1,571| | −15.5%
1930| 1,303| | −17.1%
1940| 1,372| | 5.3%
1950| 1,456| | 6.1%
1960| 1,623| | 11.5%
1970| 1,833| | 12.9%
1980| 2,203| | 20.2%
1990| 2,553| | 15.9%
2000| 2,725| | 6.7%
2010| 2,909| | 6.8%
2020| 2,830| | −2.7%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

## History

[edit]

Posey township was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.

The first settlers entered Posey Township in 1807. There were David and [5] Joshua Farnsley in the north central part, Jacob Lutz and William Smith in the southeast along the Ohio, and General W. Johnson in the southwest, near present-day Rogers Campground.[6]

Elizabeth was platted in 1812 making it the second oldest town in the county.

In 1998, Caesars Southern Indiana opened in Posey township near Bridgeport.

## Geography

[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 39.67 square miles (102.7 km2), all land.[7]

## 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 11, 2024.
4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
5. ^ Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 for James Farnsley, Jefferson Wills, Vol 1-3, 1784-1846, available on ancestry.com. David and Joshua were the two eldest sons of James Farnsley, b. about 1760 in Pennsylvania, who died in Jefferson Co., Kentucky, 10 May 1823
6. ^ Historic Harrison County: Webster Township Archived 2007-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ "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.

## External links

[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

* v
* t
* e

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

* Indiana portal
* United States portal

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

|

* v
* t
* e

This Louisville metro area-related 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