Davis Township, Fountain County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Davis Township is one of eleven townships
in Fountain County
, Indiana
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 635.
lie in the northwest part of the township along the Norfolk Southern Railway
line; Riverside is across the Wabash River
from Independence
in neighboring Warren County
. Roberts is in the eastern part of the township, and Vine is near the center.
Indiana State Road 28
crosses the south part of the township from east to west. Indiana State Road 341
begins at State Road 28 and runs south.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Fountain County
Fountain County, Indiana
Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 635.
Geography
Davis Township covers an area of 23.73 square miles (61.5 km²); 0.18 square mile (0.4661978598 km²) (0.76 percent) of this is water. It contains no incorporated settlements but four unincorporated ones. Both Maysville Crossing and RiversideRiverside, Indiana
Riverside is a small unincorporated town on the border of Davis Township and Logan Township in Fountain County, Indiana in the United States.-Geography:...
lie in the northwest part of the township along the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
line; Riverside is across the Wabash River
Wabash River
The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
from Independence
Independence, Indiana
Independence is a small town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana in the United States.- History :A trading post existed at this location as early as 1811. The village was laid out on October 5, 1832 by Zachariah Cicott, a French-Indian trader and scout for General William Henry Harrison, on...
in neighboring Warren County
Warren County, Indiana
Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River in the United States. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1827 and...
. Roberts is in the eastern part of the township, and Vine is near the center.
Indiana State Road 28
Indiana State Road 28
State Road 28 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about and passing about to the north of the state capitol of Indianapolis.-Route description:...
crosses the south part of the township from east to west. Indiana State Road 341
Indiana State Road 341
State Road 341 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a north–south state highway in Fountain County in the west-central part of the state.-Route description:...
begins at State Road 28 and runs south.