Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Fairmount Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grant
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:30.47
Area Land Sq Mi:30.43
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Area Water Percent:0.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3986
Population Density Sq Mi:139.3
Elevation M:266
Elevation Ft:873
Coordinates:40.4167°N -122°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0453287

Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.87%) is land and (or 0.10%) is water.[2] The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.

Major highways

Education

The township is in Madison-Grant United School Corporation.[3] The district's comprehensive high school is Madison-Grant High School.

Fairmount Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Fairmount Public Library in Fairmount.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana . . March 26, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201244/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18053 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Grant County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-13. - Text list
  4. Web site: Library Cards . Fairmount Public Library . 7 March 2018.