Official Name: | Penn 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: | 23.78 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.73 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.21 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 761 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 193 |
Elevation Ft: | 633 |
Coordinates: | 39.8525°N -87.2583°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 47832, 47859, 47862, 47872, 47952 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453713 |
Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 761 and it contained 340 housing units.[2]
Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.[3]
The Cox Ford Covered Bridge, Joseph Finney House, and Jackson Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.79%) is land and (or 0.21%) is water.[4] The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.