Posey Township, Washington County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Posey Township

Township

Location in Washington County

Coordinates: 38°26′46″N 86°12′52″W﻿ / ﻿38.44611°N 86.21444°W﻿ / 38.44611; -86.21444
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Washington
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 33.82 sq mi (87.6 km2)
• Land| 33.55 sq mi (86.9 km2)
• Water| 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.80%
Elevation

| 659 ft (201 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,791
• Density| 53/sq mi (20/km2)
ZIP codes|

47120, 47125, 47145, 47164, 47165, 47167

GNIS feature ID| 0453767

Posey Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,791 and it contained 804 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 1,324| | —
1900| 1,497| | 13.1%
1910| 1,311| | −12.4%
1920| 1,156| | −11.8%
1930| 1,114| | −3.6%
1940| 1,205| | 8.2%
1950| 1,149| | −4.6%
1960| 1,109| | −3.5%
1970| 1,258| | 13.4%
1980| 1,525| | 21.2%
1990| 1,480| | −3.0%
2000| 1,783| | 20.5%
2010| 1,888| | 5.9%
2020| 1,791| | −5.1%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.82 square miles (87.6 km2), of which 33.55 square miles (86.9 km2) (or 99.20%) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2) (or 0.80%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Fredericksburg
* Hardinsburg

### Unincorporated towns

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* Fayetteville at 38°27′06″N 86°15′46″W﻿ / ﻿38.451726°N 86.262758°W﻿ / 38.451726; -86.262758

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Howard Township (northeast)
* Jackson Township (east)
* Morgan Township, Harrison County (southeast)
* Blue River Township, Harrison County (south)
* Whiskey Run Township, Crawford County (southwest)
* Southeast Township, Orange County (west)
* Madison Township (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these two cemeteries: Old Unity and Walton.

### Rivers

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* Blue River

## School districts

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* West Washington School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 9th congressional district
* State House District 73
* State Senate District 44

## References

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

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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Salem

City|

* Salem

Map of Indiana highlighting Washington County

Towns|

* Campbellsburg
* Little York
* Livonia
* New Pekin
* Saltillo

Townships|

* Brown
* Franklin
* Gibson
* Howard
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Madison
* Monroe
* Pierce
* Polk
* Posey
* Vernon
* Washington

CDPs|

* Canton
* Fredericksburg
* Hardinsburg
* Martinsburg

Other
communities|

* Bartle
* Becks Mill
* Blue River
* Claysville
* Daisy Hill
* Fairview
* Farabee
* Fayetteville
* Georgetown
* Gooseport
* Haleysburg
* Harristown
* Highland
* Hitchcock
* Kossuth
* Martin Heights
* McKinley
* Millport
* Mount Carmel
* New Liberty
* New Philadelphia
* New Salem
* Old Pekin
* Organ Springs
* Plattsburg
* Prowsville
* Pumpkin Center
* Rosebud
* Rush Creek Valley
* Shorts Corner
* Smedley
* South Boston

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