Green Township, Randolph County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°16′18″N 85°09′28″W / 40.27167°N 85.15778°W / 40.27167; -85.15778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyRandolphGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.57 sq mi (76.6 km²) • Land29.42 sq mi (76.2 km²) • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km²)Elevation

^[1]

951 ft (290 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,019 • Density34/sq mi (13/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765FIPS code18-29232^[3]GNIS feature ID453346

Green Township is one of eleven townships in Randolph County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,019 (up from 957 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 413 housing units.^[2]

History

Green Township was established in 1834.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.57 square miles (76.6 km²), of which 29.42 square miles (76.2 km²) (or 99.49%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (or 0.51%) is water.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Fairview at 40°17′53″N 85°11′43″W / 40.2980988°N 85.1952475°W / 40.2980988; -85.1952475
Shedville at 40°15′56″N 85°07′44″W / 40.2655989°N 85.1288577°W / 40.2655989; -85.1288577

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Green Township, Randolph County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 49.