Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°05′23″N 86°45′02″W / 40.08972°N 86.75056°W / 40.08972; -86.75056Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMontgomeryGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total38.93 sq mi (100.8 km²) • Land38.93 sq mi (100.8 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

^[1]

846 ft (258 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,765 • Density45/sq mi (18/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

46071, 47933, 47940

Area code765GNIS feature ID453309

Franklin Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,765 (down from 1,915 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 749 housing units.^[2]

Franklin Township was established in 1831.^[4]

History

Darlington Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 38.93 square miles (100.8 km²), all land.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Darlington

Unincorporated towns

Darlington Woods at 40°07′11″N 86°48′19″W / 40.119762°N 86.805284°W / 40.119762; -86.805284
Shannondale at 40°03′17″N 86°41′44″W / 40.0547637°N 86.6955609°W / 40.0547637; -86.6955609

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Greenlawn Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

North Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 4th congressional district
State House District 28
State Senate District 23

References

"Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Census Bureau profile: Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 6, 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.
^ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp. 521.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.