Official Name: | Posey Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 31.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 31.1 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 431 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 16.3 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 320 |
Elevation Ft: | 1050 |
Coordinates: | 39.745°N -85.2428°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-61308[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453762 |
Posey Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 508 and it contained 202 housing units.[4]
Posey Township was organized in 1823.[5] It was named for Governor Thomas Posey.[6]
The William Lowry House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.84%) is land and (or 0.16%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains several cemeteries, the largest of which is adjacent to the Bentonville Christian Church. The remaining cemeteries are predominantly small family plots dating back to the 1800s.