Franklin Township, Harrison County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Franklin Township
Township
Location in Harrison County
Coordinates: 38°14′23″N 86°00′20″W / 38.23972°N 86.00556°W / 38.23972; -86.00556
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Harrison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	34.91 sq mi (90.4 km)
• Land	34.89 sq mi (90.4 km)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km) 0.06%
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population
• Total	4,161
• Density	120/sq mi (46/km)
GNIS feature ID	0453303

Franklin Township is one of twelve townships in Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,161 and it contained 1,728 housing units.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,602	—
1900	1,599	−0.2%
1910	1,467	−8.3%
1920	1,458	−0.6%
1930	1,347	−7.6%
1940	1,309	−2.8%
1950	1,439	9.9%
1960	1,736	20.6%
1970	1,952	12.4%
1980	2,872	47.1%
1990	3,087	7.5%
2000	3,642	18.0%
2010	4,104	12.7%
2020	4,161	1.4%
Source: US Decennial Census

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.91 square miles (90.4 km), of which 34.89 square miles (90.4 km) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km) (or 0.06%) is water. The streams of Lazy Creek, Little Indian Creek, Smith Creek and Woertz Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Lanesville

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Georgetown Township, Floyd County (northeast)
Franklin Township, Floyd County (east)
Posey Township (southeast)
Webster Township (southwest)
Harrison Township (west)
Jackson Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Lanesville.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Greenridge KLA Airport
Lanesville Skyways Airport

References

"Franklin Township, Harrison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

"Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
"Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
"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.
https://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/indiana-maps/IN-Harrison-County-Indiana-1908-map.jpg

External links

v t e Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Corydon
Towns	Corydon Crandall Elizabeth Laconia Lanesville Mauckport Milltown‡ New Amsterdam New Middletown Palmyra	Map of Indiana highlighting Harrison County
Townships	Blue River Boone Franklin Harrison Heth Jackson Morgan Posey Spencer Taylor Washington Webster
CDPs	Depauw New Salisbury Ramsey
Other communities	Bradford Breckenridge Bridgeport Buena Vista Byrneville Central Central Barren Corydon Junction Davidson Dixie Dogwood Evans Landing Fairdale Fishtown Frenchtown Glidas Hancock Chapel Macedonia Moberly Mott Station New Boston Rosewood Sugar Grove Titus Tobacco Landing Valley City White Cloud
Ghost town	Wynnsboro
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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