Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Penn Township is one of thirteen townships
in Parke County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 868.
, Penn Township covers an area of 23.77 square miles (61.6 km²); of this, 23.72 square miles (61.4 km²) (99.77 percent) is land and 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.23 percent) is water. The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park
.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
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 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
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 868.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, Penn Township covers an area of 23.77 square miles (61.6 km²); of this, 23.72 square miles (61.4 km²) (99.77 percent) is land and 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.23 percent) is water. The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park
Turkey Run State Park
Turkey Run State Park is located in Parke County, Indiana, in the west-central part of the state on State Road 47 two miles east of U.S. 41. It was Indiana's second state park, with the first parcel of land being purchased in 1916 at the cost of $40,200 when the State Park system was first...
.
Unincorporated towns
- AnnapolisAnnapolis, IndianaAnnapolis is an unincorporated town in Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana, USA.-Geography:Annapolis is located at at an elevation of 646 feet....
at 39.8525403°N 87.2505685°W - Coke Oven Hollow at 39.8530954°N 87.2919582°W
- Rockport at 39.8808733°N 87.278902°W
- Stumptown at 39.8522622°N 87.2744578°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
- Pottertown at 39.8308734°N 87.2622357°W
(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.Major highways
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U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S... -
Indiana State Road 47Indiana State Road 47State Road 47 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a state highway in west-central and central Indiana. Although State Road 47 is signed as a north–south highway, it runs more east–west.-Route description:...