Fairview Township, Fayette County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°39′55″N 85°16′06″W / 39.66528°N 85.26833°W / 39.66528; -85.26833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFayetteGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total18.57 sq mi (48.1 km²) • Land18.57 sq mi (48.1 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,056 ft (322 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total342 • Density18.7/sq mi (7.2/km²)FIPS code18-22522^[3]GNIS feature ID453289

Fairview Township is one of nine townships in Fayette County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 347 and it contained 143 housing units.^[4]

History

Fairview Township was organized in Dec. 1851 from parts of Harrison and Orange townships.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.57 square miles (48.1 km²), all land.^[4]

Cities and towns

Glenwood (northeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

Fairview

Adjacent townships

Posey Township (north)
Harrison Township (east)
Connersville Township (southeast)
Orange Township (south)
Union Township, Rush County (west)
Washington Township, Rush County (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 44

References

"Fairview Township, Fayette 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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Fairview Township, Fayette County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Warner, Beers and Company. 1885. pp. 226.