Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana

Greene Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°49′11″N 87°04′06″W / 39.81972°N 87.06833°W / 39.81972; -87.06833Coordinates: 39°49′11″N 87°04′06″W / 39.81972°N 87.06833°W / 39.81972; -87.06833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.65 sq mi (92.3 km2)
• Land	35.55 sq mi (92.1 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation[1]	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	423
• Density	11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	46175, 47872, 47989
Area code(s)	765
GNIS feature ID	453350

Greene Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 423 and it contained 191 housing units.^[2]

History

The Portland Mills Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.65 square miles (92.3 km²), of which 35.55 square miles (92.1 km²) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

• Guion at 39°50′34″N 87°06′41″W / 39.842820°N 87.111400°W / 39.842820; -87.111400
• Milligan at 39°50′44″N 87°02′18″W / 39.845599°N 87.038344°W / 39.845599; -87.038344
• Parkeville at 39°49′01″N 87°05′04″W / 39.816987°N 87.084456°W / 39.816987; -87.084456

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these nine cemeteries: Bruin, Clodfelter, Jarvis, Lane, Mount Moriah, Philadelphia, Raccoon, Seybold and Spencer.

School districts

• Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 44
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09. 
2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10. 
3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Greene Township