Point Township, Posey County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Point Township
Posey County
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Posey
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Km2:142.61
Area Land Km2:127.42
Area Water Km2:15.2
Area Total Sq Mi:55.06
Area Land Sq Mi:49.2
Area Water Sq Mi:5.87
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:306
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:113
Elevation Ft:371
Coordinates:37.8381°N -87.9936°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-60858[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453753

Point Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 306.[3] The lowest, the southernmost, and the westernmost points in Indiana are all located along the township's boundaries.

History

Point Township was organized in 1822.[4] The township was so named for the fact the southernmost point in the county and state is contained within its borders.[5]

The Ashworth Archaeological Site, Hovey Lake Archaeological District, and Murphy Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Adjacent Townships

Unincorporated Places

Education

It is within the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon,[6] which operates Mount Vernon High School.

Archaeology

Point Township is the location of many significant archaeological sites. Among the leading ones are Ashworth in the township's northeast, Bone Bank along the Wabash River in the west,[7] and Murphy, Hovey Lake-Klein, and Welborn in the south central.

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . 2024-04-09 . data.census.gov.
  4. Book: History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present . Goodspeed Publishing Co. . 1886 . 317.
  5. Book: Leffel, John C.. History of Posey County, Indiana. 1913. Standard Publishing Company. 77.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-06-11. - Text list
  7. Adams, William R. Archaeological Notes on Posey County Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1949, 70.

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