Official Name: | Florida Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Parke |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 48.47 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 48.17 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.62 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2235 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 187 |
Elevation Ft: | 614 |
Coordinates: | 39.6506°N -87.3164°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47862, 47872, 47874 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453297 |
Florida Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,235 and it contained 1,059 housing units.[2]
Florida Township was established in 1821, the same year the county was created, though it was first settled circa 1816. It was named after a township in the state of New York, from which pioneer David Loree had emigrated.[3]
The Harry Evans Covered Bridge, Roseville Covered Bridge, Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge, and Zacke Cox Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.38%) is land and (or 0.62%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these five cemeteries: Adams, Bound, Mount Pleasant, Orlea and Rukes.