Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Greenville Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Floyd
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:33.5
Area Land Sq Mi:33.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.11
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:7590
Population Density Sq Mi:202
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:250
Elevation Ft:820
Coordinates:38.3686°N -85.9786°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-29862[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453355

Greenville Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,746 and it contained 2,532 housing units.[4]

History

The Jersey Park Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.67%) is land and (or 0.33%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Buttontown (in an 1876 obituary, it was called Kepley Schoolhouse Cemetery),[5] Greenlawn and Mount Eden.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana . . March 19, 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/20200212202013/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18043 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Obituary of Madison Martin who is buried in Buttontown Cemetery