Penn Township, Parke County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°51′09″N 87°15′30″W / 39.85250°N 87.25833°W / 39.85250; -87.25833Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyParkeGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.78 sq mi (61.6 km²) • Land23.73 sq mi (61.5 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²) 0.21%Elevation

^[1]

633 ft (193 m)Population

(2020)

• Total761 • Density32/sq mi (12/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47832, 47859, 47862, 47872, 47952

Area code765GNIS feature ID453713

Penn Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 761 and it contained 340 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,260	—
1900	1,336	6.0%
1910	1,393	4.3%
1920	1,203	−13.6%
1930	1,005	−16.5%
1940	1,128	12.2%
1950	1,068	−5.3%
1960	919	−14.0%
1970	887	−3.5%
1980	897	1.1%
1990	843	−6.0%
2000	868	3.0%
2010	810	−6.7%
2020	761	−6.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

History

Penn Township was organized in 1854, and was originally built up chiefly by Quakers.^[4]

The Cox Ford Covered Bridge, Joseph Finney House, and Jackson Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.78 square miles (61.6 km²), of which 23.73 square miles (61.5 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[6] The township includes the southwest quarter of Turkey Run State Park.

Cities, towns, villages

Bloomingdale

Unincorporated towns

Annapolis at 39°51′09″N 87°15′02″W / 39.852540°N 87.250569°W / 39.852540; -87.250569
Coke Oven Hollow at 39°51′11″N 87°17′31″W / 39.853095°N 87.291958°W / 39.853095; -87.291958
Rockport at 39°52′51″N 87°16′44″W / 39.880873°N 87.278902°W / 39.880873; -87.278902
Stumptown at 39°51′08″N 87°16′28″W / 39.852262°N 87.274458°W / 39.852262; -87.274458

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

Extinct towns

Pottertown at 39°49′51″N 87°15′44″W / 39.830873°N 87.262236°W / 39.830873; -87.262236

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Bloomingdale, Coffin, DeBaun and Hethcoe.

Major highways

U.S. Route 41
State Road 47

School districts

Turkey Run Community School Corporation

Political districts

State House District 41
State Senate District 38

References

"Penn 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
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^ "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".
^ History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 195.
^ "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.