Posey Township | |
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Township | |
Fields in Egypt Bottom along State Road 156
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Location in Switzerland County |
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Coordinates: 38°51′18″N 84°52′16″W / 38.85500°N 84.87111°WCoordinates: 38°51′18″N 84°52′16″W / 38.85500°N 84.87111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Switzerland |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 40.82 sq mi (105.7 km2) |
• Land | 39.18 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
• Water | 1.64 sq mi (4.2 km2) 4.02% |
Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,779 |
• Density | 45.4/sq mi (17.5/km2) |
ZIP code | 47038 |
GNIS feature ID | 453766 |
Posey Township is one of six townships in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,779 and it contained 955 housing units.
The Merit-Tandy Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.82 square miles (105.7 km2), of which 39.18 square miles (101.5 km2) (or 95.98%) is land and 1.64 square miles (4.2 km2) (or 4.02%) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these ten cemeteries: Antioch, Bark Works, Concord, Eastview, Grant Brothers, Jack, McNutt, Mead, Munger and Wigal.