Official Name: | Bethel Township Posey County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Posey |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Km2: | 51.34 |
Area Land Km2: | 49.42 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.92 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 19.82 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 19.08 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.74 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 245 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 116 |
Elevation Ft: | 381 |
Coordinates: | 38.2053°N -87.9267°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-05014[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453107 |
Bethel Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 245.[3]
Bethel Township was organized in 1821.[4] The township was named for P. C. Bethel, a pioneer settler.[5]
It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County,[6] which operates North Posey High School.