Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana

Bethel Township
Posey County
Township
Coordinates: 38°12′19″N 87°55′36″W / 38.20528°N 87.92667°W / 38.20528; -87.92667Coordinates: 38°12′19″N 87°55′36″W / 38.20528°N 87.92667°W / 38.20528; -87.92667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Posey
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 19.82 sq mi (51.34 km2)
 • Land 19.08 sq mi (49.42 km2)
 • Water 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
Elevation[1] 381 ft (116 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 327
 • Density 17.14/sq mi (6.62/km2)
FIPS code 18-05014[2]
GNIS feature ID 453107

Bethel Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 327.

History

Bethel Township was organized in 1821.[3] The township was named for P. C. Bethel, a pioneer settler.[4]

Adjacent Townships

Towns

Unincorporated Places

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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ History of Posey County, Indiana: from the earliest times to the present. Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886. p. 323.
  4. ↑ Leffel, John C. (1913). History of Posey County, Indiana. Standard Publishing Company. p. 84.

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