Black Township, Posey County, Indiana

Black Township Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 37°56′59″N 87°55′04″W / 37.94972°N 87.91778°W / 37.94972; -87.91778Coordinates: 37°56′59″N 87°55′04″W / 37.94972°N 87.91778°W / 37.94972; -87.91778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Posey
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	88.95 sq mi (230.37 km2)
• Land	87.03 sq mi (225.41 km2)
• Water	1.91 sq mi (4.96 km2)
Elevation[1]	420 ft (128 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	10,288
• Density	118.21/sq mi (45.64/km2)
FIPS code	18-05428[2]
GNIS feature ID	453112

Black Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,288. The township is the largest both in terms of area an population in Posey County.

History

Black Township was organized in 1817.^[3] The township was named for the Black family of pioneer settlers.^[4]

Adjacent Townships

• Indiana
  • Posey County
    • Lynn Township (North
    • Marrs Township (East)
    • Point Township (Southwest)
    • Robinson Township (Single Point)
• Illinois
  • White County
    • Emma Township (West)
• Kentucky
  • Henderson County
    • Corydon District (Southeast)
  • Union County
    • Uniontown District (South Central)

Cities

• Mount Vernon

Unincorporated places

• Bufkin
• Dead Mans Crossing
• Erwin
• Farmersville
• Grafton
• Prairie
• Savah
• Upton
• Welborn Switch

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 75. 
4. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 265. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

Municipalities and communities of Posey County, Indiana, United States County seat: Mount Vernon City Mount Vernon Towns Cynthiana Griffin New Harmony Poseyville Townships Bethel Black Center Harmony Lynn Marrs Point Robb Robinson Smith CDP Parkers Settlement Other unincorporated communities Barrett Blairsville Bufkin Caborn Erwin Farmersville Grafton Hepburn Heusler Hovey Lippe Marrs Center New Baltimore Oliver Rapture Savah Saint Philip Saint Wendel‡ Solitude Springfield Stewartsville Upton Wadesville West Franklin Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties