Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana
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Penn Township | |
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Township | |
![]() Location in Parke County |
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State | ![]() |
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 | 646 ft (197 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 810 |
• Density | 34.1/sq mi (13.2/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47832, 47859, 47862, 47872, 47952 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453713 |
Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 810 and it contained 368 housing units.[1]
Contents
History
Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.[2]
Geography
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.[1] The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park.
Cities, towns, villages
Unincorporated towns
- Annapolis at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Coke Oven Hollow at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Rockport at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Stumptown at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Pottertown at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.
Major highways
School districts
- Turkey Run Community School Corporation
Political districts
- State House District 41
- State Senate District 38
References
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- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
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External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Penn Township
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