Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°10′43″N 85°43′46″W / 40.17861°N 85.72944°W / 40.17861; -85.72944
United States
Indiana (2020)[1]
46001, 46011, 46012, 46044
Lafayette Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,275 and it contained 2,379 housing units.[2]
Lafayette Township was organized in 1836.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km2), all land.[2]
Cities, towns, villages
- Anderson (north edge)
- Frankton (south half)
Unincorporated towns
- Florida at 40°09′37″N 85°42′37″W / 40.160319°N 85.710254°W / 40.160319; -85.710254
- Linwood at 40°11′37″N 85°40′54″W / 40.193652°N 85.681643°W / 40.193652; -85.681643
- North Anderson at 40°08′07″N 85°40′41″W / 40.135319°N 85.678032°W / 40.135319; -85.678032
- Prosperity at 40°10′45″N 85°40′19″W / 40.179208°N 85.671920°W / 40.179208; -85.671920
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Major highways
Indiana State Road 9
Airports and landing strips
- H and R Skylane Airport
Education
- Anderson Community School Corporation
- Frankton-Lapel Community Schools
Lafayette Township residents may obtain a free library card from the North Madison County Public Library System with branches in Elwood, Frankton, and Summitville.[4]
Political districts
- Indiana's 6th congressional district
- State House District 36
- State Senate District 25
References
- "Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Forkner, John La Rue; Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 812.
- ^ "Policies" (PDF). North Madison County Public Library System. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
External links
- Indiana Township Association Archived 2020-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Lafayette Township
- Lafayette Township history
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