Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Greensfork Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Randolph
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:46.09
Area Land Sq Mi:46.04
Area Water Sq Mi:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1083
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:366
Elevation Ft:1201
Coordinates:40.0581°N -84.8669°W
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-29736[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453354

Greensfork Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,083 (slightly up from 1,082 at 2010[4]) and it contained 448 housing units.

History

Greensfork Township was organized in 1818.[5] It was the site of the Greenville Settlement, one of three communities developed by free people of color who settled here by the mid-nineteenth century. Their children were among those who attended the Union Literary Institute, founded in the township by Quakers and free people of color after the state prohibited 'colored children' from attending public schools.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.[4]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana . . Apr 6, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212204141/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18135 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: Tucker, E.. History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. 1882. A.L. Klingman. 48.

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