Official Name: | Smith 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: | 54.94 |
Area Land Km2: | 54.93 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 21.21 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 21.21 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1119 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 133 |
Elevation Ft: | 436 |
Coordinates: | 38.1631°N -87.7203°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-70164[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453852 |
Smith Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana, USA. At the 2020 census, its population was 1,119.[3]
Smith Township was organized in 1817.[4] The township was named for George Smith, a pioneer settler.[5]
It is within the Metropolitan School District of North Posey County,[6] which operates North Posey High School.