Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana

40°25′N 85°37′W / 40.417°N 85.617°W / 40.417; -85.617CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyGrantGovernment • TypeIndiana townshipArea • Total30.47 sq mi (78.9 km²) • Land30.43 sq mi (78.8 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)  0.10%Elevation873 ft (266 m)Population • Total3,986 • Density139.3/sq mi (53.8/km²)GNIS feature ID0453287

Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km²), of which 30.43 square miles (78.8 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km²) (or 0.10%) is water.^[2] The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.

Cities and towns

• Fairmount
• Fowlerton

Adjacent townships

• Mill Township (north)
• Jefferson Township (east)
• Washington Township, Delaware County (southeast)
• Van Buren Township, Madison County (south)
• Boone Township, Madison County (southwest)
• Liberty Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.

Major highways

• SR 9
• SR 26

Education

Fairmount Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Fairmount Public Library in Fairmount.^[3]

References

• "Fairmount Township, Grant 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

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