Greenville Township
Township
Fields south of Greenville
Fields south of Greenville
Location of Greenville Township in Floyd County
Location of Greenville Township in Floyd County
Coordinates: 38°22′07″N 85°58′43″W / 38.36861°N 85.97861°W / 38.36861; -85.97861
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFloyd
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total33.5 sq mi (87 km2)
 • Land33.39 sq mi (86.5 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,746
 • Density202/sq mi (78/km2)
FIPS code18-29862[2]
GNIS feature ID453355

Greenville Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,746 and it contained 2,532 housing units.[3]

History

The Jersey Park Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (87 km2), of which 33.39 square miles (86.5 km2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 0.33%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Buttontown (in an 1876 obituary, it was called Kepley Schoolhouse Cemetery),[5] Greenlawn and Mount Eden.

References

  • "Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ Obituary of Madison Martin who is buried in Buttontown Cemetery


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