Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°39′02″N 87°18′59″W / 39.65056°N 87.31639°W / 39.65056; -87.31639Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyParkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total48.47 sq mi (125.5 km²) • Land48.17 sq mi (124.8 km²) • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) 0.62%Elevation

^[1]

614 ft (187 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,235 • Density46/sq mi (18/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47862, 47872, 47874

Area code765GNIS feature ID453297

Florida Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,235 and it contained 1,059 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	3,170	—
1900	3,466	9.3%
1910	3,200	−7.7%
1920	2,627	−17.9%
1930	2,189	−16.7%
1940	2,231	1.9%
1950	2,024	−9.3%
1960	2,007	−0.8%
1970	2,433	21.2%
1980	2,632	8.2%
1990	2,480	−5.8%
2000	2,500	0.8%
2010	2,378	−4.9%
2020	2,235	−6.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

History

Florida Township was established in 1821, the same year the county was created, though it was first settled circa 1816. It was named after a township in the state of New York, from which pioneer David Loree had emigrated.^[4]

The Harry Evans Covered Bridge, Roseville Covered Bridge, Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge, and Zacke Cox Covered Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.47 square miles (125.5 km²), of which 48.17 square miles (124.8 km²) (or 99.38%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) (or 0.62%) is water.^[6]

Cities, towns, villages

Rosedale

Unincorporated towns

Coxville at 39°39′07″N 87°17′40″W / 39.651983°N 87.294461°W / 39.651983; -87.294461
Hudnut at 39°39′34″N 87°22′37″W / 39.659482°N 87.376963°W / 39.659482; -87.376963
Jessup at 39°39′26″N 87°15′24″W / 39.657262°N 87.256683°W / 39.657262; -87.256683
Lyford at 39°39′00″N 87°22′15″W / 39.650038°N 87.370851°W / 39.650038; -87.370851
Numa at 39°37′51″N 87°22′13″W / 39.630871°N 87.370296°W / 39.630871; -87.370296
West Atherton at 39°36′32″N 87°22′15″W / 39.608926°N 87.370852°W / 39.608926; -87.370852

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these five cemeteries: Adams, Bound, Mount Pleasant, Orlea and Rukes.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41

Airports and landing strips

Heaton Private Airport

School districts

Southwest Parke Community School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 42
State Senate District 38

References

"Florida Township, Parke County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Bowen 1913, pp. 175–180.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.