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Green Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,222 and it contained 455 housing units.[2]
Green Township | |
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Township | |
 Location in Wayne County | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′44″N 85°00′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.67 sq mi (74.3 km2) |
| • Land | 28.57 sq mi (74.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) 0.35% |
| Elevation | 1,102 ft (336 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,222 |
| • Density | 42.8/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453349 |
History
Green Township was organized in 1821.[3] Green Township was named for one John Green, a Native American.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.67 square miles (74.3 km2), of which 28.57 square miles (74.0 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[2] The streams of Collor Creek, Fruit Branch, Hopewell Run, Morgan Creek, Town Creek, Well Brook, William Creek and Williamsburg Creek run through this township.
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Washington Township, Randolph County (north)
- New Garden Township (east)
- Webster Township (southeast)
- Center Township (south)
- Clay Township (southwest)
- Perry Township (west)
- Union Township, Randolph County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Old Center, Old Concord and Williamsburg.
Major highways
- U.S. Route 35
References
- "Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 221.
- Fox, Henry Clay (1912). Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Western Historical Association. p. 85.
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