Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana

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Penn Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Location in Parke County
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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 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]

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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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

 Liberty Township
Howard Township
Sugar Creek Township
Reserve Township Washington Township
  Penn Township  

Adams Township
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