Grant Township, Greene County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grant Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Greene
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 63.76
area_land_km2 = 63.68
area_water_km2 = 0.08
area_total_sq_mi = 24.62
area_land_sq_mi = 24.59
area_water_sq_mi = 0.03
area_water_percent = 0.13

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 690
population_density_km2 = 10.8
population_density_sq_mi = 28.1

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elevation_m = 167
elevation_ft = 548
latd = 39
latm = 02
lats = 08
latNS = N
longd = 87
longm = 05
longs = 09
longEW = W

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Grant Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 690.

Geography

Grant Township covers an area of 24.62 square miles (63.76 square kilometers); of this, 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometers) or 0.13 percent is water. The stream of Buck Creek runs through this township.

Cities and towns

* Switz City (west three-quarters)

Adjacent townships

* Smith Township (north)
* Fairplay Township (east)
* Washington Township (southeast)
* Stafford Township (southwest)
* Stockton Township (west)
* Wright Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Buzan, Switz City and Waggoner.

Major highways

* Indiana State Road 54
* Indiana State Road 67

References

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

External links

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