Fairmount Township, Grant County, Indiana
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| Township | |
Snowy fields in Fairmount Township
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 Location of Fairmount Township in Grant County |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′N 85°37′W / 40.417°N 85.617°WCoordinates: 40°25′N 85°37′W / 40.417°N 85.617°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Grant |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.47 sq mi (78.9 km2) |
| • Land | 30.43 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.10% |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,239 |
| • Density | 139.3/sq mi (53.8/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453287 |
Fairmount Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,239 and it contained 1,909 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.47 square miles (78.9 km2), of which 30.43 square miles (78.8 km2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2) (or 0.10%) is water. The streams of Back Creek, Winslow Ditch, Barren Creek, Fowlerton Drain, New Prairie Creek and Van Run run through this township. Lake Galatia, the southernmost natural lake in Indiana, lies in this township.
The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Park.
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