Troy Township, Fountain County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Troy Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Troy Township in Fountain County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Fountain
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 115.09
area_land_km2 = 113.54
area_water_km2 = 1.55
area_total_sq_mi = 44.44
area_land_sq_mi = 43.84
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3,801
population_density_km2 = 33.48
population_density_sq_mi = 86.7

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elevation_m = 198
elevation_ft = 650
latd = 40
latm = 09
lats = 25
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 21
longs = 00
longEW = W

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Troy Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,801.

Geography

Troy Township covers an area of 44.44 square miles; 0.6 square miles (1.35 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

* Covington (the county seat)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Pike Township, Warren County (north)
* Shawnee Township (northeast)
* Van Buren Township (east)
* Wabash Township (south)
* Highland Township, Vermillion County (southwest)
* Kent Township, Warren County (west)
* Mound Township, Warren County (west)
* Steuben Township, Warren County (northwest)

Major highways

* Interstate 74
* U.S. Route 136

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Bend, Mount Hope, Prescott Grove and Sand Hill.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Fountain.htm Indiana Township Association page for Fountain County]