Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Fulton Township is one of eleven townships
in Fountain County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 674.
, in the eastern part of the township, and Silverwood
in the southwest, just north of Lodi in Parke County
. Indiana State Road 234
passes through Silverwood on its way east from Cayuga
in neighboring Vermillion County
.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Fountain County
Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 674.
Geography
Fulton Township covers an area of 30.63 square miles (79.3 km²); 0.28 square mile (0.7251966708 km²) (0.91 percent) of this is water. It contains two unincorporated settlements: CatesCates, Indiana
Cates is an unincorporated town in Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana. The town was founded May 23, 1903. Nearby places include Coal Creek, Harveysburg, Kingman, Lodi, Mackie, Silverwood, Sylvania, Tangier, Yeddo,....
, in the eastern part of the township, and Silverwood
Silverwood, Indiana
Silverwood is an unincorporated town in Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana....
in the southwest, just north of Lodi in Parke County
Parke County, Indiana
Parke County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. The county seat is Rockville....
. Indiana State Road 234
Indiana State Road 234
State Road 234 exists in two sections in Indiana. The western portion begins at the Illinois border from a Vermilion County, Illinois, county road. It runs east from there to U.S. Route 136 near Jamestown...
passes through Silverwood on its way east from Cayuga
Cayuga, Indiana
Cayuga is a town in Eugene Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,162 at the 2010 census.-History:When the town was laid out in 1827, it was called Eugene Station. It was later renamed after the lake and city of Cayuga in New York. The name is based on the...
in neighboring Vermillion County
Vermillion County, Indiana
Vermillion County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. It was officially established in 1824 and was the 50th Indiana county to be formed. It is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Newport.According to the 2010...
.
Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Baker, Bethel, Cates, Hibbs, Norton and Silver Island.Political districts
- Indiana's 8th congressional districtIndiana's 8th congressional districtIndiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville and also includes Terre Haute, Vincennes and Washington....
- State House District 42
- State Senate District 23