Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana

Lafayette Township
Township
Location in Madison County
Coordinates: 40°10′43″N 85°43′46″W / 40.17861°N 85.72944°WCoordinates: 40°10′43″N 85°43′46″W / 40.17861°N 85.72944°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.29 sq mi (91.4 km^2)
• Land	35.29 sq mi (91.4 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)  0%
Elevation	873 ft (266 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,275
• Density	149.5/sq mi (57.7/km^2)
ZIP codes	46001, 46011, 46012, 46044
GNIS feature ID	0453532

Lafayette Township is one of fourteen townships in Madison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,275 and it contained 2,379 housing units.^[1]

Lafayette Township was organized in 1836.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.29 square miles (91.4 km²), all land.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Anderson (north edge)
• Frankton (south half)

Unincorporated towns

• Florida at 40°09′37″N 85°42′37″W / 40.160319°N 85.710254°W
• Linwood at 40°11′37″N 85°40′54″W / 40.193652°N 85.681643°W
• North Anderson at 40°08′07″N 85°40′41″W / 40.135319°N 85.678032°W
• Prosperity at 40°10′45″N 85°40′19″W / 40.179208°N 85.671920°W

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 9

Airports and landing strips

• H and R Skylane Airport

School districts

• Anderson Community School Corporation
• Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 6th congressional district
• State House District 36
• State Senate District 25

References

• "Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. Forkner, John La Rue and Dyson, Byron H. (1897). Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana. Wilson, Humprheys & Co. p. 812.

External links

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