- Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana
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Davis Township — Township — Location of Davis Township in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°18′27″N 87°07′42″W / 40.3075°N 87.12833°WCoordinates: 40°18′27″N 87°07′42″W / 40.3075°N 87.12833°W Country United States State Indiana County Fountain Government - Type Indiana township Area - Total 23.73 sq mi (61.46 km2) - Land 23.55 sq mi (60.99 km2) - Water 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) Elevation[1] 712 ft (217 m) Population (2000) - Total 635 - Density 26.96/sq mi (10.41/km2) FIPS code 18-16912[2] GNIS feature ID 453253 Davis Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 635.[3]
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Geography
Davis Township covers an area of 23.73 square miles (61.5 km2); 0.18 square miles (0.47 km2) (0.76 percent) of this is water. It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones. Both Maysville Crossing and Riverside lie in the northwest part of the township along the Norfolk Southern Railway line; Riverside is across the Wabash River from Independence in neighboring Warren County. Roberts is in the eastern part of the township, and Vine is near the center.
Indiana State Road 28 crosses the south part of the township from east to west.[4] Indiana State Road 341 begins at State Road 28 and runs south.[5]
Map of Davis Township
County Road 850 East north of RobertsCemeteries
The township contains Maysville Cemetery, to the southwest of Maysville Crossing.[6]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
- ^ "State Road 28". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1028§ion=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "State Road 341". Highway Explorer. http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1341§ion=1. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Maysville Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:438768. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- "Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453253. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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Warren Township, Warren County Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County
Wayne Township, Tippecanoe CountyLogan Township 
Davis Township 
Richland Township Jackson Township, Tippecanoe County Municipalities and communities of Fountain County, Indiana County seat: Covington Cities 
Towns Townships Unincorporated
communitiesAylesworth | Cates | Centennial | Coal Creek | Fountain | Graham | Harveysburg | Layton | Riverside | Rob Roy | Roberts | Silverwood | Steam Corner | Stone Bluff | Vine | Yeddo
Categories:- Townships in Fountain County, Indiana
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