Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Davis Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fountain
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:23.71
Area Land Sq Mi:23.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.17
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:564
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:217
Elevation Ft:712
Coordinates:40.3075°N -87.1283°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-16912[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453253

Davis Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 564 and it contained 285 housing units.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.28%) is land and (or 0.72%) is water.[4] It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones. Both Maysville Crossing and Riverside lie in the northwest part of the township along the Norfolk Southern Railway line; Riverside is across the Wabash River from Independence in neighboring Warren County. Roberts is in the eastern part of the township, and Vine is near the center. There is a naturally occurring hollow in the Township known as Possum Holler. It's a ready-made weather break for those who live there and a lovely drive for those passing through. The area is rich in a wide variety of indigenous flora and fauna. Many locals refuse to live anywhere else calling the Holler home for generations

Indiana State Road 28 crosses the south part of the township from east to west.[5] Indiana State Road 341 begins at State Road 28 and runs south.[6]

Cemeteries

The township contains Maysville Cemetery, to the southwest of Maysville Crossing. Salem Cemetery is also within Davis Township and is located southeast of the location marked Vine but north of State Rd 28.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-13 . data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County  - County Subdivision and Place  - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . dead . https://archive.today/20200212202329/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18045 . 2020-02-12 . 2013-05-10 . United States Census.
  5. Web site: State Road 28 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165644/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1028&section=1 . 2011-07-11 .
  6. Web site: State Road 341 . Highway Explorer . 2010-09-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165713/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1341&section=1 . 2011-07-11 .

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