Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana

Lynn Township Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 38°02′49″N 87°55′34″W / 38.04694°N 87.92611°WCoordinates: 38°02′49″N 87°55′34″W / 38.04694°N 87.92611°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Posey
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	44.71 sq mi (115.79 km^2)
• Land	43.63 sq mi (112.99 km^2)
• Water	1.08 sq mi (2.8 km^2)
Elevation[1]	433 ft (132 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	945
• Density	21.66/sq mi (8.36/km^2)
FIPS code	18-45450[2]
GNIS feature ID	453585

Lynn Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 945.

History

Lynn Township was organized in 1817.^[3] The township bears the name of Dan Lynn, a state legislator.^[4]

Adjacent Townships

• Indiana
  • Posey County
    • Black Township (South)
    • Center Township (Northeast)
    • Harmony Township (North)
    • Marrs Township (Single Point)
    • Robinson Township (East)
• Illinois
  • White County, Illinois
    • Emma Township (Southwest)
    • Phillips Township (Northwest)

Unincorporated Places

• Hepburn
• Oliver
• Solitude
• Springfield

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
4. History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 304.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana