Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Taylor 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 = 109.87
area_land_km2 = 109.62
area_water_km2 = 0.26
area_total_sq_mi = 42.42
area_land_sq_mi = 42.32
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
area_water_percent = 0.24

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1124
population_density_km2 = 10.3
population_density_sq_mi = 26.6

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elevation_m = 202
elevation_ft = 663
latd = 38
latm = 56
lats = 50
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 53
longs = 57
longEW = W

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Taylor Township is one of fifteen townships in Greene County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,124.

Geography

Taylor Township covers an area of 42.42 square miles (109.87 square kilometers); of this, 0.1 square miles (0.26 square kilometers) or 0.24 percent is water. The streams of Black Ankle Creek, Bogard Creek, Burcham Branch, Clifty Branch, Dowden Branch, Flyblow Branch and Stone Branch run through this township.

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Richland Township (north)
* Center Township (northeast)
* Jackson Township (east)
* Perry Township, Martin County (south)
* Madison Township, Daviess County (southwest)
* Cass Township (west)
* Washington Township (west)
* Fairplay Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Dowden, Hasler, Smith-Bethel and Taylor Ridge.

Major highways

* U.S. Route 231
* Indiana State Road 45

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]