Fulton Township, Fountain County, Indiana

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Fulton Township
Township
Location of Fulton Township in Fountain County
Location of Fulton Township in Fountain County
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyFountain
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total30.63 sq mi (79.32 km2)
 • Land30.35 sq mi (78.6 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Elevation
[1]
591 ft (180 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total674
 • Density22.21/sq mi (8.57/km2)
FIPS code18-26134[2]
GNIS feature ID453321

Fulton Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 674.[3]

Geography

Fulton Township covers an area of 30.63 square miles (79.3 km2); 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (0.91 percent) of this is water. It contains two unincorporated settlements: Cates, in the eastern part of the township, and Silverwood in the southwest, just north of Lodi in Parke County. Indiana State Road 234 passes through Silverwood on its way east from Cayuga in neighboring Vermillion County.[4]

Map of Fulton Township

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Baker,[5] Bethel,[6] Cates,[7] Hibbs,[8] Norton[9] and Silver Island.[10]

School districts

  • Covington Community School Corporation

Political districts

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. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
  4. ^ "State Road 234". Highway Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  5. ^ "Baker Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  6. ^ "Bethel Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  7. ^ "Cates Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  8. ^ "Hibbs Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  9. ^ "Norton Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  10. ^ "Silver Island Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-04.

External links

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