Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana

Penn Township
Township
Location in Parke County
Coordinates: 39°51′09″N 87°15′30″W / 39.85250°N 87.25833°WCoordinates: 39°51′09″N 87°15′30″W / 39.85250°N 87.25833°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Parke
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.78 sq mi (61.6 km^2)
• Land	23.73 sq mi (61.5 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.21%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	810
• Density	34.1/sq mi (13.2/km^2)
ZIP codes	47832, 47859, 47862, 47872, 47952
GNIS feature ID	0453713

Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 810 and it contained 368 housing units.^[1]

History

Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.78 square miles (61.6 km²), of which 23.73 square miles (61.5 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[1] The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bloomingdale

Unincorporated towns

• Annapolis at 39°51′09″N 87°15′02″W / 39.852540°N 87.250569°W
• Coke Oven Hollow at 39°51′11″N 87°17′31″W / 39.853095°N 87.291958°W
• Rockport at 39°52′51″N 87°16′44″W / 39.880873°N 87.278902°W
• Stumptown at 39°51′08″N 87°16′28″W / 39.852262°N 87.274458°W

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

Extinct towns

• Pottertown at 39°49′51″N 87°15′44″W / 39.830873°N 87.262236°W

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 41
• State Road 47

School districts

• Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts

• State House District 41
• State Senate District 38

References

• "Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 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. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 195.

External links

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