Official Name: | Posey Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Switzerland |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 40.82 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 39.18 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.64 |
Area Water Percent: | 4.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1576 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation M: | 241 |
Elevation Ft: | 791 |
Coordinates: | 38.855°N -84.8711°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47038 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453766 |
Posey Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,576 and it contained 653 housing units.[1]
The Merit-Tandy Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 95.98%) is land and (or 4.02%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these ten cemeteries: Antioch, Bark Works, Concord, Eastview, Grant Brothers, Jack, McNutt, Mead, Munger and Wigal.